Brazil
Not To Recognize Honduran
Presidential Elections
Rio de Janeiro -
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da
Silva said Wednesday that his administration
will not recognize the upcoming Honduran
presidential elections, as continued protest
against the country's coup
President Lula reaffirmed his government's
disapproval of the Honduran coup while
hosting a luncheon for El Salvadoran
President Mauricio Funes.
He said he will not recognize any Honduran
government except for that of elected
President Manuel Zelaya.
"We will not recognize elections carried out
by the forces of regress and
authoritarianism," Lula said.
Honduras is scheduled to hold its
presidential elections in November.
The Brazilian president said at the luncheon
that soon after the June 28 coup, he
recalled the country's ambassador from
Tegucigalpa and suspended the
Brazil-Honduras cooperation projects.
Last week, Brazil decided to suspend its
visa-waiving agreement with Honduras.
"We must repudiate it (the coup)
unconditionally and demand the return of
President Manuel Zelaya to the position the
Honduran people elected him to," said Lula.
Latin American countries, according to Lula,
would suffer unless they learn to live in
peace and in respect of differences. "That
is something which cannot be forfeited."
Lula described the Honduran coup as "an
unacceptable regress" and said those behind
the coup need to understand that only the
people's will is sovereign on the continent.
The president also said his country welcomed
the recent measures taken by the United
States toward Honduras concerning the coup.
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