Brazil Feud With U.S. on Spying Adds to Challenges at UN
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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff used her role as the first speaker at the United Nations General Assembly to call alleged U.S. spying on her government and citizens an “affront” to Brazil’s sovereignty.
“Never can the sovereignty of one country suffer under the sovereignty of another country,” Rousseff, 65, said today. “Never can the rights to security of the citizens of one country be guaranteed by violating the fundamental human rights of the citizens of another country.”