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Brazil
Not To Recognize Outcome of
Honduras Election: Lula
ESTORIL, Portugal -
Brazilian President LuizInacio Lula da Silva
said here Sunday that Brazil would not
"reconsider" its stance on Honduras' general
elections and would not recognize the
results.
Lula made the comments after arriving in
Estoril, a Portuguese seaside resort, for
the annual Ibero-American summit.
"It was a very dangerous signal" that ousted
President Manuel Zelaya was not allowed to
return to his country, Lula said.
Zelaya was forced out of his country in a
June coup that has been internationally
condemned. He has been staying in the
Brazilian embassy in the Honduran capital
Tegucigalpa since late September.
The Brazilian president said Zelaya could
stay in the Brazilian embassy as long as his
life is secured.
Brazil's renewed refusal to recognize the
election came as Hondurans went to the polls
amid a tense political crisis in the
country.
Official preliminary results showed
opposition candidate Porfirio Lobo had
gained 51 percent of the vote on Sunday and
was poised to become the new president of
Honduras.
The election is also rejected by Venezuela,
Bolivia and Ecuador.
The United States,
Costa Rica, Panama and Peru have said they
would recognize the vote.
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