US spy agency targeted top Brazilian officials: WikiLeaks

July 04, 2015 22:30

Aside from listening in on Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's phone calls, US spies also targeted top political and financial officials, according to new information released by WikiLeaks. The whistle-blowing website published a National Security Agency list of 29 Brazilian government phone numbers that the American spy group monitored. "The publication proves that not only President Dilma Rousseff was targeted but also her assistant, her secretary, her chief of staff, her palace office and even the phone in her presidential jet," WikiLeaks said

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