Edward Snowden:
Former intelligence contractor applies for asylum in Brazil
Former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, wanted by US authorities and currently living in Russia, has told a Brazilian TV network he has applied for asylum in Brazil and is in possession of more sensitive documents.
"I would love to live in Brazil," Snowden told Globo TV on Sunday (local time).
Snowden's temporary asylum in Russia will expire in August and he cannot return to the US because his US passport has been revoked.
But he said he had formally asked several countries for asylum, including Brazil.
Brazil's foreign ministry however said it had received no formal asylum request.
In the interview, Snowden said he would not offer documents to any country in exchange for a safe haven, because asylum should be granted for humanitarian reasons.
He said he had more documents to release, relating to US spying on countries that include Britain and Brazil.
When he released documents last year that showed US agencies had been spying on Brazil, president Dilma Rousseff cancelled a state visit to Washington.
In an earlier interview with NBC, Snowden said 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 said aided US enemies.
Snowden was interviewed with reporter Glenn Greenwald by his side.
Mr Greenwald is an American living in Brazil. He writes for The Guardian and has published much of the information Snowden has leaked.
(Published by ABC News – June 2, 2014)