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Brigada Político-Social
The Political-Social Brigade (, BPS), officially the Social Investigation Brigade (, BSI), was a secret police in Francoist Spain in charge of Persecution, persecuting and Political repression, repressing opposition movements. The brigade was a section of the General Police Corps (CGP). During the Spanish transition to democracy, it was restructured and replaced by the Central Information Brigade (BCI). Among the anti-Franco opposition, it was known colloquially as "the Social", "the Secret" or "the Brigade". History Origins The Political-Social Brigade originated at the beginning of the 20th century, with the creation of the Information Brigade and the Brigade of Anarchism and Socialism as units to combat Anarchism in Spain, anarchism and the growing List of trade unions in Spain, labor movement. At the end of the Dictatorship of Primo de Rivera, dictatorship of Miguel Primo de Rivera, the Social Investigation Division was created by General Emilio Mola and headed by Commissio ...
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Central Information Brigade
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