Tag: National Security Agency

By Maria Lopez Conde, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has canceled her state visit to the United States this October over allegations that the U.S. spied on the telecommunications of Brazilian citizens and Rousseff's...

By Stephanie Foden, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The White House said on Wednesday that it will address Brazil’s questions on the allegations that the United States spied on President Dilma Rousseff and oil giant Petrobras, in an...

By Jack Whibley, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - David Miranda, Brazilian citizen and partner of Glenn Greenwald, Rio-based journalist known for his role in disclosing former U.S. subcontractor Edward Snowden's NSA spying allegations, was detained while passing through...

By Maria Lopez Conde, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – United States Secretary of State John Kerry defended the U.S. National Security Agency's (NSA) surveillance program that monitored Brazil's communications, as well as other countries around the world,...