Tuesday, July 9th 2013 - 06:23 UTC

State Department confirms dialogue with Brazil on the alleged intelligence activity

The US State Department spokesperson during the daily briefing declined to comment on the alleged intelligence activity in Brazil but admitted dialogue with the Brazilians through normal diplomatic channels, but those conversations ‘of course we would keep private’.

Psaki, “as a matter of policy the US does gather foreign intelligence”

“As a matter of policy, we have been clear that the United States does gather foreign intelligence of the type gathered by all nations. I can tell you that we have spoken with Brazilian officials regarding these allegations,” said spokeswoman Jen Psaki.

Asked about the reaction of Brazilian officials to the allegations, among them Foreign minister Antonio Patriota and given the official visit in coming months of President Dilma Roussseff to the US, Ms Psaki said that “we work with Brazil on a wide range of issues and we are hopeful that we can continue to discuss and resolve through normal diplomatic conversations”.

Ms Psaki admitted she was not aware who the officials speaking to Brazil were or if Secretary of State John Kerry had talked to Foreign minister Antonio Patriota. Nevertheless she insisted “we’re in close contact and we’ll continue those conversations”.
 

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1 ChrisR (#) Jul 09th, 2013 - 12:11 pm Report abuse
You can just imagine the conversation: NO, you cannot see what we have collected on your opposition parties OR what we have on the government OR what we are doing in your country AND while we are at it why can't you gag the idiot Patriota? Are we all done here now, good!
2 Hepatia (#) Jul 09th, 2013 - 12:24 pm Report abuse
Given the US's unfortunate history regarding Brazil this issue needs to be pushed hard.
3 GeoffWard2 (#) Jul 09th, 2013 - 01:06 pm Report abuse
There is a huge volume of gathered intelligence on Brasil. Much of it finds its way into diplomatic briefings that the Ambassador etc send to the White House.
Wikileaks has published years of these reports and they have been in the public domain for some time.
There is also, of course, straightforward espionage. Embraer must get most frustrated that their bids for contracts are known before they bid them.
4 reality check (#) Jul 09th, 2013 - 02:31 pm Report abuse
Industrial Espionage, goes on, they are all it!
5 ptolemy (#) Jul 09th, 2013 - 02:42 pm Report abuse
Given the state of the digital world we live in, people are foolish to believe that they are not being watched, recorded and logged in everything they do electronically. If some foreign government has not spied on your emails, your web movements, then it has been your own government that has done so, and if not your own government, something far more insidious. The actions of Snowden, however you want to judge them, really have nothing to do with the US. The revelation he has brought to light is this: no one,.. no government,.. has clean hands and people are foolish to believe so.
6 reality check (#) Jul 09th, 2013 - 03:17 pm Report abuse
Now, now, stop it!! Stop it!! Common sense and reality has no place on this forum.

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7 Conqueror (#) Jul 09th, 2013 - 04:19 pm Report abuse
@2 Quite agree. Brazil needs to be exterminated.
8 Fred (#) Jul 09th, 2013 - 11:16 pm Report abuse
Lol on some non sense comments here. Let me check if we already have the expression anti-brazilianism on dictionary.

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