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Brazil demands reinstatement of Zelaya

By Adam Thomson in Mexico City

Published: September 24 2009 04:00 | Last updated: September 24 2009 04:00

Brazil on Wednesday demanded that Manuel Zelaya be reinstated as president of Honduras, and warned the country’s interim government against violating Brazil’s diplomatic mission in Tegucigalpa.

Addressing the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday morning, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the Brazilian president said: “The international community demands that Mr Zelaya return immediately to the presidency of his country and must be alert to ensure the inviolability of Brazil’s diplomatic mission in the capital of Honduras.”

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