Vian liaised with Legiscraft - a legislative innovation lab based in Brazil, founded and led by parliamentary advisors, and composed of researchers, legal experts, and public policy practitioners, working closely with the Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio Grande do Sul. They wanted to know Vian’s views on democratic oversight of intelligence activities, with a particular focus on preventing abuse and ensuring accountability in the use of surveillance and investigative technologies. As part of this work, Legiscraft are developing a state-of-the-art panel on the legislation, institutions, and practices of intelligence oversight in the UK to help inform a draft bill to regulate intelligence oversight mechanisms in Brazil. Vian was able to point them to key insights from her book, Intelligence Elites and Public Accountability (Routledge 2018) and her open access journal article on Political-Intelligence elites, strategic political communication and the press.