A espionagem eletrônico-cibernética e a reação do estado brasileiro às relevações de Edward Snowden (2013-2023)

Abstract

Much debate arose following the revelations of Edward Snowden, a spy who worked for the CIA and NSA. According to this agent, the US government has a monitoring system that covers the entire planet and gathers information from ordinary people and entire governments. The objective of this work is to analyze how such information impacted the international scenario, focusing on the Brazilian government's international attitudes regarding public policies. To achieve this, the work was divided into four parts. In the first, basic concepts for understanding the topic will be covered, such as Electronic Warfare, Signals Intelligence and Cyber Warfare, focusing on how these disciplines are interconnected and how they can be useful for international espionage. The following part will demonstrate Snowden's main revelations, focusing on mass data collection in the electronic and cybernetic field, in addition to linking these events to the concept of strategic intelligence. The third part will analyze the impact on international relations when addressing the UN's attitudes, a consequential consequence of the American government and other agents who, apparently, did not cooperate as much as they could in defending privacy and combating mass espionage. In the last part, the Brazilian government's attitudes towards its population security will be addressed. The main point will show how this nation used its national resources and international influence to reduce damage related to electronic-cybernetic espionage.