US Allies in Latin America Furious at NSA 'Espionage' Revelations
Government leaders in Mexico and Brazil—among the closest US allies in Latin America—expressed outrage at Sunday’s revelations that the US has been secretly spying on the presidents of both countries, summoning their US ambassadors on Monday to demand a formal explanation.
Brazil’s Foreign Minister Luiz Alberto Figueiredo declared that, if the reports are confirmed, they would constitute “an inadmissible and unacceptable violation of Brazilian sovereignty.”
A statement from Mexico’s foreign ministry reads, “Without prejudging the veracity of the information presented in the media, the Mexican government rejects and categorically condemns any espionage work against Mexican citizens in violation of international law.”
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