There could be economic consequences to revelations of the US spying on Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, who is reportedly considering a big move to impress her point upon Washington.

Unless she receives a public apology, Rousseff may cancel a planned White House visit and downgrade commercial ties.  That includes shutting down the purchase of American fighter jets.

“She is completely furious,” a Brazilian official told the Reuters News agency.  “This is a major, major crisis.  There needs to be an apology. It needs to be public.  Without that, it's basically impossible for her to go to Washington in October.”

More costly than that photo-op is canceling the sale of 36 Boeing F-18 Hornet fighter jets.  It’s a US$4 Billion deal that Vice President Joe Biden had worked very hard on, going as far as traveling to Brasilia two months ago to help seal the deal.  It could have led to follow-up orders of more jets and parts.  France's Dassault Aviation and Sweden's Saab, are also bidding for the contract.

Over the weekend, Brazil’s O Globo newspaper and television network reported how the US National Security Agency (NSA) used special computer programs to filter through communications and gain access to specific e-mails, telephone calls, and text messages of President Rousseff and her top aides.