Brazil spy chiefs suspended amid bugging scandal
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Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva has suspended his top intelligence chiefs over claims the country's spy agency illegally bugged the phones of top officials and judges.
Mr Lula says he suspended his top intelligence officials to ensure transparency during the police investigation.
The scandal broke after the Veja magazine published a transcript of an illegally tapped conversation between the Supreme Court president and a senator.
Both men have confirmed the conversation took place.
The Supreme Court president said the bugging demonstrated an alarming "lack of control over state apparatus".
Some congress members are calling for a full independent inquiry, saying there has been a dramatic rise in phone taps without judicial authorisation.
