Kerry works to shore up relations with Brazil

Kerry works to shore up relations with Brazil

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Secretary of State John Kerry sought today to allay the concerns of Brazil’s top leaders about U.S. surveillance in their country while highlighting the expanding relationship the U.S. is nurturing with the economic powerhouse in Latin America. Kerry met with Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota and will talk later in the day with President Dilma Rousseff as part of the Obama administration’s quest for deeper relations with the region. He spent Monday in Colombia.