Fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden's new refugee documents granted by Russia is seen during a news conference in MoscowFormer Nationwide Security Company contractor Edward Snowden has provided to collaborate with a Brazilian investigation into the NSA surveillance application he revealed earlier this yr, consistent with a letter revealed in a neighborhood newspaper on Tuesday. In “An Open Letter to the Brazilian Individuals,” revealed by way of newspaper Folha De S. Paulo, Snowden mentioned he wish to assist in a congressional probe into the NSA’s spying program, which monitored the private communications of President Dilma Rousseff and different Brazilians. “I’ve expressed my willingness to assist anywhere appropriate and lawful, but sadly the US government has labored very laborious to limit my capacity to do so,” the letter mentioned. He had up to now requested asylum in Brazil, however that request remains unanswered.