During the 68th UN General Assembly in New York, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff denounced the diplomatic and economic espionage carried out by the United States against her country, something she called "a great violation to sovereignty."
According to information published by Univisión, she lashed out against the U.S. and affirmed that the espionage operations carried out by that country are an "affront" and a "lack of respect" that cannot be justified by the war on terrorism. President Rousseff's intervention as the first speaker in the initial session of the assembly came after opening words from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
During her speech, President Rousseff assured that the diplomatic and military espionage perpetrated by the American government generated condemnation throughout the world, especially in Brazil, where these actions compromised "highly valuable economic and even strategic" information.
Just last week, the Brazilian President cancelled a state visit to the U.S. planned for late October, owing to the "illegal practices of interception of communications and the theft of citizen, company and government data," informed newspaper La Nación.
The strong posture of the Brazilian government against American espionage left no doubt about the tensions between the two countries. The press release quoted by the same source reads: "Due to the lack of an investigation of what happened, with the corresponding explanation and commitments to stop the interceptions, conditions do not favor the visit."
Since the United States' alleged espionage was made public, Brazil demanded a concerted international action to avoid these actions in future.
In his speech, following President Rousseff's, the President of the United States, Barack Obama, did not address the Brazilian President's allegations, informed La Nación this morning.
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