Brazil to U.S.: Help us move past NSA controversy


  • World
  • Wednesday, 11 Sep 2013

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff waves during a civic-military parade commemorating Brazil's Independence Day in Brasilia September 7, 2013. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - President Dilma Rousseff is eager to end a diplomatic crisis with Washington over revelations the National Security Agency spied on her and other Brazilians, but first she wants protection against additional leaks that could embarrass her government, a senior Brazilian official told Reuters.

A steady stream of news reports since July, based on documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, have detailed how the United States spied on a wide range of commercial and governmental targets in Brazil.

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