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July 7, 2015

Reports: U.S. Spied on Brazilian Officials, German Media 
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Wiki Leaks and The Intercept have revealed the National Security
Agency's targeting of Brazilian officials was far wider than initially
known. While previous reports revealed the NSA targeted Brazilian
President Dilma Rousseff's personal cellphone, newly revealed documents
show the agency targeted the cellphones and other devices of more than a
dozen top Brazilian political and financial officials, including the
phone on Rousseff's presidential plane. The revelations come amid
reports the United States also spied on the German newsmagazine Der
Spiegel. Meanwhile, former Attorney General Eric Holder, who waged an
unprecedented crackdown on whistleblowers during his tenure, has said
the "possibility exists" for the Justice Department to cut a deal with
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, allowing him to return to the United
States from Russia.

 

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