>>"managed to seize about 40,000 illegal copies of software" recorded on optical disks "containing : videogames "cinematic" musical works and computer programs "as well as 20 computers with the most sophisticated software and hardware for reproduction. This result was all the more important since "File servers" were dismantled and contributed to the "large-scale" public disclosure of such protected material.
This is just normal piracy as we know it.
They don't appear to be developing anything using FOSS like C, C++?
https://www.bsa.org/?sc_lang=re-EM
https://www.assoft.org/pt/
Occasionally they organize surprise audits in collaboration with the respective countries customs police.
Here is an old report (in Portuguese) about 40 000 illegal copies being caught from several businesses.
https://www.policiajudiciaria.pt/pirataria-informatica/