on september 5, 2013, brazil's government announced it had cancelled a trip to washington by a team of aides who would prepare rousseff's state visit to the u.s. in october. the cancellation was viewed as further sign that relations between the two countries were becoming increasingly frayed over the issue. president rousseff met with president obama at the sidelines of the g-20 summit in saint petersburg, russia, to discuss the incident. in a press conference before departing to brasília, rousseff revealed the conversation she had with president obama, stating she expressed her "personal indignation and that of my country regarding the alleged spying against the government, embassies, companies and brazilian citizens by the national security agency of the united states." according to rousseff, she told president obama that brazil would raise the issue at the united nations and other international organizations, and would propose rules and procedures regarding internet governance in order to stop the mass surveillance programs.