Brazilian Senators call on their govt to give asylum to Snowden, cancel state dinner in USA

[Catherina]

3. That was my suggestion from the start

Anyone who didn't see this coming, who tried to minimize it as *nothing to see here*, did the Democrat Party no favors.

Brazil is already pissed off enough about the Morales Plane incident which their President called “unacceptable” and “embarrassing” in an official statement for UNASUR. And I guarantee you all the information people have linking the US to that has been sent to their FM. When Morales' plane was forced to land, the Spanish Ambassador kept running back and forth to "consult with our friends". Everyone knows what that meant.

I'm not proud at all of how we're mishandling this.

“Our government would like to convey our indignation and disapproval of the humiliation imposed on President Evo Morales by some European countries as they prevented his presidential plane from flying through their airspace,” said Dilma's statement.

President Dilma added that the Brazilian government was “surprised and appalled” by what happened, noting that it would negatively affect relations with Europe. “Such a humiliating attitude toward President Morales affects not only Bolivia, but all of Latin America. It harms dialogue and potential negotiations between the two continents. This provocation calls for a prompt explanation and appropriate apologies by the countries involved," she said.

The statement also read, “The alleged pretext for this unacceptable conduct – the suspicion that Edward Snowden was in the president's plane – is fanciful and constitutes a serious violation of international law and practices. [It violates the] rules of civilized relationship between nations. What's even more serious – it put the lives of president Morales and his staff in jeopardy.”

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http://www.ebc.com.br/english/2013/07/incident-with-morales-harms-dialogue-with-europe-says-brazilian-president