Department of Political and Social Order
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The Department of Political and Social Order ({{Langx|pt|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.{{Cite journal |last=Pacheco |first=Thiago da Silva |date=2018-12-17 |title=Polícia política, inteligência e segurança na ditadura militar (1964-1984) |url=https://periodicos.ufpb.br/index.php/srh/article/view/40750 |journal=Sæculum – Revista de História |volume=39 |issue=39 |language=pt |pages=191–204 |doi=10.22478/ufpb.2317-6725.2018v39n39.40750 |issn=2317-6725|doi-access=free }} The DOPS was established in 1924.{{Cite news |title=O assassinato nunca solucionado da feminista que liderou luta pelo divórcio no Brasil |language=pt-BR |work=BBC News Brasil |url=https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/brasil-57477750 |access-date=2022-09-11}} It was responsible for controlling and repressing political movements against the government.{{Cite web |last=Previdelli |first=Fabio |date=2022-03-31 |title=Mesmo em luto pela morte do pai, FHC sofreu repressão de agentes da ditadura |url=https://aventurasnahistoria.uol.com.br/noticias/historia-hoje/mesmo-em-luto-pela-morte-do-pai-fhc-sofreu-repressao-de-agentes-da-ditadura.phtml |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=Aventuras na História |language=pt-br}}
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.{{Cite web |title=Sérgio Paranhos Fleury |url=https://memoriasdaditadura.org.br/biografias-da-ditadura/delegado-fleury/ |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=Memórias da ditadura |language=pt-BR}}