Brasília (AFP) - Former
intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, wanted by US authorities and
currently living in Russia, said in a TV interview that he has applied
for asylum in Brazil.
"I would love to live in Brazil," Snowden told Brazil's Globo TV on Sunday.
Snowden's
temporary asylum in Russia expires in August. Washington has revoked
his US passport, so his travel options are limited.
Snowden,
who was interviewed with reporter Glenn Greenwald by his side, said
that he has formally asked several countries for asylum, including
Brazil.
Greenwald is an
American living in Brazil. He writes for The Guardian and has published
much of the information that Snowden has leaked.
Brazil's foreign ministry however has said that it has received no formal asylum request from Snowden.
In the interview Snowden
said that he would not offer documents to any country in exchange for a
safe haven, because asylum should be granted for humanitarian reasons.
However he said that he had more documents to release relating to US spying on countries that include Britain and Brazil.
When
documents he released last year showed that US agencies had been spying
on Brazil, President Dilma Rousseff cancelled a state visit to
Washington.
In an earlier
interview with NBC Snowden said that he was open to the possibility of
clemency or amnesty, and would like to return home one day.
The
Obama administration says Snowden is welcome to return, but only to
face trial for exposing sensitive information it says aided US enemies.
Source: Yahoo News
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