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No Invitation for President Lobo

News on December 30, 2010 by Administrator| Comments Off

President Porfirio Lobo Sosa is the only head of state from Latin America who was not invited to the inauguration of Brazil’s president-elect, Ms. Dilma Rousseff. 47 other heads of state in the region will be attending.

The official reason for the exclusion is that Brazil does not recognize him as the “legitimate president”.

A spokesperson for the Brazilian Foreign Ministry said, “He was not invited because he is simply not recognized as President by the Brazilian government.”

Brazil has not recognized the government of Honduras since the November elections, and has said it can only normalize relations with Honduras if Manuel Zelaya Rosales is able to return to Honduras with full guarantees and no threats to his freedom.

Brazil has also opposed the readmission of Honduras to the Organization of American States (OAS), and has only participated in various regional summits if President Lobo was not invited.

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Honduras Withdraws World Court Case

News on May 19, 2010 by Administrator| Comments Off

Honduras has dropped a top United Nations World Court case in which Brazil was accused of meddling in Honduras’ internal affairs by allowing ousted President Manuel Zelaya to stay at its embassy last year.

The International Court of Justice, widely known as the World Court, said Wednesday that Honduras asked to withdraw the case on April 30th, and the request was granted on May 12th.

The interim administration, headed by then President Roberto Micheletti, filed the case back in October of 2009, while ousted Manuel Zelaya was holed up at the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa. Honduras alleged he was using the embassy “as a platform for political propaganda and thereby threatening the peace and internal public order of Honduras”. Brazil claimed they then viewed Zelaya as Honduras’ lawfully elected president.

Zelaya now lives in the Dominican Republic and is trying to negotiate a reconciliation that recognizes the current Honduran President Porfirio Lobo.

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Brazil’s Foreign Minister Speaks of Lobo

News on February 2, 2010 by Administrator| 2 Comments

The Brazilian Embassy’s vice consul in Honduras, Francisca Francinete de Melo, was stopped at the Tegucigalpa airport and denied entry into the country by Honduran immigration officials.

Brazil’s foreign minister, Celso Amorim, stated that the incident was just a “mistake and a misunderstanding,” and that by the time he had been informed of the incident, the problem had been resolved.

The foreign minister said the government of Porfirio Lobo fired the immigration official responsible, and the Brazilian diplomat entered the country without further incident. The diplomat was not initially allowed to enter Honduras because Brazil broke off relations and has not recognized the Lobo administration. Amorim said the quick solution of the incident was a good sign that the new president is determined to set things right as soon as possible.

Although Amorim said that the President had acted in a politically positive manner when he negotiated a safe passage for the ousted leader, Manuel Zelaya, he stated that Lobo needs to advance further and work more in the direction of “reconciliation” to put an end to political and social instability.

“I see some positive steps on the path to reconciliation. We will wait and see how this evolves.” “The fact that president Lobo went to the Brazilian embassy and escorted Zelaya to the airport was a good indication of reconciliation.” Reconciliation is of fundamental importance, Brazil’s foreign minister stressed.

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