Brazil pledged to push through measures at the UN and International Telecommunications Union against spying after allegations that it is the biggest foreign target of US espionage in the Americas.
The Brazilian Senate was also reportedly set to summon the US ambassador to respond to the accusations, in which local newspaper O Globo also reported the US National Security Agency and Central Intelligence Agency kept satellite surveillance teams in the country at least until 2002.
“Brazil will launch?.?.?.?UN initiatives aimed at prohibiting abuse and preventing invasion of privacy of virtual network users, establishing clear standards of behaviour for states in the field of information and telecommunications in order to ensure cyber security,” foreign minister Antonio Patriota said.