New NSA Revelations Reveal That The U.S. Spied On The Presidents Of Brazil And Mexico

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff and her Mexican counterpart Enrique Pena Nieto pose before a meeting in Santiago January 26, 2013 in this picture provided by the Mexico Presidency. Reuters

U.S. Spied On Presidents Of Brazil, Mexico: Report -- Reuters

(Reuters) - The U.S. National Security Agency spied on the communications of the presidents of Brazil and Mexico, a Brazilian news program reported, a revelation that could strain U.S. relations with the two biggest countries in Latin America.

The report late Sunday by Globo's news program "Fantastico" was based on documents that journalist Glenn Greenwald obtained from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. Greenwald, who lives in Rio de Janeiro, was listed as a co-contributor to the report.

"Fantastico" showed what it said was an NSA document dated June 2012 displaying passages of written messages sent by Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, who was still a candidate at that time. In the messages, Pena Nieto discussed who he was considering naming as his ministers once elected.

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