Department of Political and Social Order

The Department of Political and Social Order (Portuguese: Departamento de Ordem Política e Social) or DOPS was a secret police organ of the Brazilian government, notably used by the Estado Novo of Getúlio Vargas and the military dictatorship established by the coup of 1964.

[2] It was responsible for controlling and repressing political movements against the government.

[3] Under the military dictatorship installed in 1964, the DOPS was overseen by Sérgio Paranhos Fleury, who was accused of torture and homicide but died before trial.

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