Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff waves during a civic-military parade commemorating Brazil's Independence Day in Brasilia September 7, 2013. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Top advisers to Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff are urging her to cancel her planned state visit to the White House next month after revelations the U.S. National Security Agency spied on her and other Brazilians.
Among those now encouraging Rousseff to cancel the trip is former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a senior government official told Reuters on Saturday on condition of anonymity. Lula preceded Rousseff in office and remains enormously influential in important government decisions.
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