Snowden's Quid Pro Quo With Brazil: Grant Me Asylum

Edward Snowden is offering to help Brazil investigate how the NSA spies on the country's citizens in exchange for asylum there.

In September, the Guardian published a report based on leaked documents from the former NSA contractor that stated the NSA spied on Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and state-run oil company Petrobras. Since then, Brazil has been one of the most outspoken critics against the NSA's surveillance tactics.

The whistleblower made the offer in a lengthy open letter to Brazil on Tuesday, as first reported by the Associated Press. Read more...