CRISIS IN HONDURAS
Brazilian
Ambassador Not tTo Return To Honduras
Rio de Janerio
- The Brazilian ambassador will not return
to Honduras unless its ousted president
retakes power, the Brazilian Foreign
Ministry said on Monday.
The ministry said the ambassador, Brian
Michael Fraser Neele, who is in vacation,
will remain in Brazil to show the Brazilian
government's disapproval of the Honduran new
government, which was set up on Sunday after
President Manuel Zelaya was deposed.
Earlier on Monday, Brazilian President Luiz
Inacio Lula da Silva condemned the coup,
saying his country will not recognize any
Honduran government but that led by Zelaya.
In his weekly radio show "Breakfast with the
President," Lula said that solving problems
via coup is something unacceptable in Latin
America.
"We cannot allow a military coup in Latin
America in the 21st century," he said. "We
must demand the return of the democratically
elected government, or this will become a
trend again."
Lula said Zelaya must return to his position
as he won the elections, otherwise Brazil
will not establish any sort of relations
with Honduras.
The military coup in Honduras has triggered
worldwide condemnation.
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