Press Statement by the Minister Antonio Patriota
Press Statement by the Minister Antonio Patriota
on alleged spying on Brazilian citizens
on alleged spying on Brazilian citizens
The press statement
by the Minister of External Relations,
Antonio de Aguiar
Patriota, made today, July 7, 2013,
on the allegation that
Brazilian citizens were subject to
spying by branches
of US intelligence reads as follows:
"The
Brazilian Government has learned
with deep concern the news that electronic and telephone communications
of Brazilian citizens were the subject of spying by US intelligence
agencies.
The Brazilian Government has requested clarification from the US government through the Embassy of Brazil in Washington
as well as from the United States Ambassador to Brazil.
The
Brazilian Government will promote, within the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Geneva, the improvement
of multilateral rules on telecommunications security. In addition,
Brazil will launch at the UN initiatives aimed at prohibiting abuse and
preventing invasion of privacy of virtual network users, establishing
clear standards of behavior for States in the field
of information and telecommunications in order to ensure cyber security
that protects citizens' rights and preserves the sovereignty of all
countries. "
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