BRAZIL’S intelligence agency has been accused of spying on members of the judiciary, legislators and journalists while far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro held power, following a federal police probe.

Among those targeted were Chamber of Deputies Speaker Arthur Lira, Supreme Justice Alexandre de Moraes, former Sao Paulo governor Joao Doria and members of environmental agency Ibama, according to a Supreme Court document made public on Thursday.

Also snooped on were three senators who led a parliamentary inquiry into Mr Bolsonaro’s actions during the Covid-19 pandemic, plus well-known journalists Monica Bergamo of the Folha de S Paulo newspaper and Vera Magalhaes of the O Globo daily.