(CNN) -- The United States and Brazil jointly agreed on Tuesday to postpone Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's state visit to Washington next month due to controversy over reports the U.S. government was spying on her communications. Brazil protested recent disclosures of National Security Agency surveillance, which were included in media reports citing information apparently leaked by Edward Snowden, a former agency contractor who previously admitted leaking U.S. surveillance information to journalists. A White House statement announcing the postponement said President Barack Obama had previously ordered a thorough review of American intelligence activities, but it acknowledged that process would take several months to complete.
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Brazil has protested reports of US surveillance of President Dilma Rousseff's phone, e-mail
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Obama has promised to look into matter, but White House says it will take months
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Brazil not happy with situation; Obama, Rousseff talked on Monday to try and work it out
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Both government's say decision to postpone state visit reached jointly; will be rescheduled
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