Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff waves during a civic-military parade commemorating Brazil's Independence Day in Brasilia September 7, 2013. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has called off plans for a state visit to Washington in October because of revelations that the United States spied on her personal communications and those of other Brazilians.
Rousseff's decision, which came despite a 20-minute telephone call from President Barack Obama on Monday night in an attempt to salvage the trip, is a big blow to relations between the two biggest economies in the Americas.
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