Brazil plans to set up an encrypted national e-mail service to shield government communications from unwanted surveillance, an official said on Monday.

"Using Expresso V3 in the communications system will completely rid the government of all espionage," said Marcos Mazoni, head of the Brazilian Federal Data Processing System. The new, Brazilian-made security technology will host all traffic on its servers and use only state-owned cable networks, with no participation of foreign companies.

The move came after documents leaked by former United States NSA contractor Edward Snowden released details of documents showing that the US and Canadian governments had spied on Brazilian officials and companies.

Xinhua

(China Daily 10/16/2013 page11)