None of these countries, except for maybe Nicaragua, who really has nothing to lose, would actually take Snowden, IMHO.

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BRASILIA - The U.S. Ambassador to Brazil Thomas Shannon, undertook to organize a team of experts in various sectors related to communications to investigate allegations of spying by U.S. agencies Brazilian citizens.

In a meeting with the Foreign Minister, Antonio Patriota, on Tuesday, Shannon said the team of technicians will provide information to the Brazilian government. Ambassador Patriota gave a document, one page, informing the creation of the expert group and pledging to cooperate.

Shannon recognized as legitimate Brazil's right to protest against the alleged espionage, but at no time admitted that his government has conducted such activities. Documents leaked by former CIA technical Edward Snowden indicate that e-mails and phone calls were monitored Brazilians and a spy base in Brasilia have been mounted by the Americans.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Brazilian government said it "has not authorized or had knowledge of the activities complained of. Possible involvement of the person, company or institution in the country in these activities is unconstitutional, illegal and subject to penalty of law."

Jornal do Brasil

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The Foreign Minister, Antonio Patriota said on Wednesday that the allegations of monitoring communications in Brazil by the U.S. government violated the sovereignty, human rights and other treaties. During the joint meeting of the Committees of the House Foreign Affairs and Senate, Patriota said the episode sets up a highly sensitive issue to be addressed not only bilaterally but also in the United Nations.

O Globo

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More than 35 senators signed request more than the minimum required.
Journal revealed that U.S. intelligence monitors communications in the country.


Senator Vanessa Grazziotin (PC do B-AM) announced on Wednesday (10) you want to present today a request to open a Parliamentary Inquiry Commission (CPI) to investigate allegations of spying by the United States via e-mail and phone calls in Brazil.

She said she must file an application with the Secretary-General of the Bureau of the House after the end of the hearing in the House to hear the ministers Celso Amorim (Defense), Antonio Patriota (Foreign Affairs) and José Elito Siqueira (Institutional Security Office).

By the early afternoon, more than 35 senators had signed the petition. The bare minimum of required signatures is equivalent to a third of parliamentarians - 27 senators. A CPI has the power to request confidential documents to agencies in Brazil without court authorization. The installation, however, depends on the decision of the Presiding Officers of the House.

Which more than intimates that the Brazilian government is not amused about our spying on them.

"That other congress members and a minister disagree with your congressman's assessment. Which more than intimates that the Brazilian government is not amused about our spying on them. "

...so the point in the OP about the Brazilian government's "strong repudiation of the U.S. information gathering activities" is disputed?

How about this point:

Has the trip been called off?

I'm sure they'll confine their chat to the flavor of Brazilian coffee and the delights of the Samba. The president of Brazil wouldn't think of bringing up the fact that we're spying on them and that the Brazilian government is taking the case to the UN.

They do it too....especially against other Latin American countries.

We now know Germany, France and the UK do it as well.

Everyone's spy agencies are spying on other countries. This is utterly shock and breathtaking, I know, but it's happening.