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Brazil’s Intelligence Agency Opens Disciplinary Case Over Agent’s YouTube Channel

The probe tests ABIN rules on outside paid work during medical leave.

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Overview

  • ABIN has formally notified intelligence technical official Glauber Mendonça of a disciplinary proceeding, starting the clock for his response.
  • Colleagues report he has been on medical leave since early 2025 while continuing to publish regularly and receive salary.
  • His Fala Glauber Podcast on YouTube has more than 3 million subscribers, and he says he records up to 16 hours a day with a staffed operation.
  • A 2024 court decision ordered the suspension of some channel content for indications of hate speech and abuse of freedom of expression.
  • ABIN issued a note outlining legal limits under Law No. 11,776 and emphasized the confidentiality of disciplinary cases, and Mendonça has not responded to media inquiries.