Brazilian Politicians Want to Grant Snowden Asylum
July 9th, 2013, 05:52 GMT · By Gabriela Vatu
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Brazilian Politicians Want to Grant Snowden Asylum
Brazil is one of the countries where Snowden has requested asylum last week and it looks like his chances to gain another offer are increasing by the minute.
Senators are already arguing that the Brazilian government should grant asylum to NSA whistleblower, Edward Snowden, especially after it was revealed this past weekend that the United States had been focusing some of their efforts on collecting data in Brazil, O Globo reports.
One senator went as far as to call the whistleblower a “hero” and lamented that other countries have already offered Snowden asylum, while Brazil, a target of espionage, did not.
Roberto Requião claimed that a logical and serious reaction to the news of American espionage on his country would be immediately granting Snowden asylum. “It’s a shame that some Latin American countries have made an offer and we are still pondering the matter.”
Other politicians had the same opinion, so it remains to be seen if a favorable decision for Snowden will soon be taken by Brazil.
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