Honduran
Interim Government Cancels Visa
Exemption For Brazilians
Tegucigalpa - The
Honduran de facto government announced
Friday that it decided to suspend the
agreements with Brazil on visas exemption
for holders of Brazilian passports.
"All holder of Brazilian passport (ordinary,
diplomatic, official or service) from now on
will need a visa to enter Honduras," the de
facto Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
This stipulation does not affect Brazilian
citizens legally living in Honduras, the
communiqué added.
The Honduran interim government said it made
the decision according to principles of
strict reciprocity.
Brazil announced Thursday the suspension of
its visa waiver agreement with Honduras,
valid since 2004, because it does not
recognize the de facto government
established after President Manuel Zelaya
was ousted by a military coup on June 28.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of State
ordered the visas of the de facto government
officials to be revised.
The U.S. government on Thursday canceled
non-humanitarian aid for Honduras, and said
it would not recognize the general elections
to be held in the Central American country
on Nov. 28, since they are organized by a
coup government.
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