of independence movements that existed in the Portuguese colonial empire. As a PIDE agent, Monteiro tortured Indians in Goa (e.g. Mohan Ranade, an Indian
who have mixed Indian and Portuguese ancestry or people of Portuguese descent born or living or originating in former Portuguese Indian colonies, the most
civil defense in Portuguese territory, including in the PortugueseEmpire. It was deeply involved in multiple collaborations with PIDE, the political police