Brazilian scientist detained in Norway for spying for Russia

A researcher at the University of Tromsø in Norway, a Brazilian national, was detained by the police on suspicion of spying for Russia, Assistant Head of the Security Service Hedvig Moe said in an interview with NRK, Report informs.

The Norwegian authorities demanded to expel the Brazilian from the country.

“We have demanded that the Brazilian researcher from the University of Tromsø, Norwegian Arctic University, be expelled from Norway because we believe he poses a threat to fundamental national interests,” he said.

According to the Norwegian intelligence services, the Brazilian scientist is actually a Russian citizen who was sent undercover to Norway. Intelligence agencies reported that the man came to Norway within a research project in the fall of 2021. He has researched Northern Norway and hybrid threats.