US Secretary of State John F. Kerry, who paid a one-day visit to Brazil Tuesday, defended US intelligence agency spying program on Brazilians, arguing that it was essential to thwart terrorism. Kerry said it was "absolutely understandable" that Brazilians are now angered at the US National Security Agency, which has cast a wide net over personal communications ...

Iranian and Brazilian foreign ministers have met in the capital, Tehran, in an effort to further expand bilateral relations between the two countries. During the Saturday meeting, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi and his Brazilian counterpart Antonio Patriota discussed various regional and international issues. Salehi said Iran and Brazil ...

The former European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana, heading a delegation, is one of the two special guests who arrived here Saturday morning. He is to have a meeting with the Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani this evening. Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota arrived here Saturday morning and is to meet with his Iranian counterpart ...

Brazil says Washington has insufficiently responded to Brasilias request for an explanation over US spying programs, recently revealed by US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden. Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota said Monday that some clarifications have been made however Brazilia views them as insufficient. Patriota also reported that there ...