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Viewing cable 09SAOPAULO692, MEDIA REACTION: HONDURAS ELECTIONS

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09SAOPAULO692 2009-11-27 10:49 2011-07-11 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Consulate Sao Paulo 
VZCZCXRO1449
OO RUEHRG
DE RUEHSO #0692 3311053
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 271049Z NOV 09
FM AMCONSUL SAO PAULO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0227
INFO RHEHAAA/NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE
RUEHBR/AMEMBASSY BRASILIA IMMEDIATE 0241
RUEHRG/AMCONSUL RECIFE 0042
RUEHRI/AMCONSUL RIO DE JANEIRO
RUEHSO/AMCONSUL SAO PAULO
 
UNCLAS SAO PAULO 000692 
 
SIPDIS 
STATE INR/R/MR 
IIP/R/MR 
WHA/PD 
DEPT PASS USTR 
4322/MAC/OLAC/JAFEE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: HONDURAS ELECTIONS 
 
"Democracy for the Ballot-Box" 
 
Editorial in center-right O Estado de S.Paulo (11-25) says: 
"....During the entire Honduran crisis, the Brazilian government 
has only got in the way....In Brazil's Foreign Ministry, as one 
could expect, this change in the [U.S.] stance [towards the 
Honduran election] upset people.  The main argument is that 
acknowledging the November 29th presidential elections will 
consecrate the coup.  But what they are not considering is that 
free and clean elections are a legitimate way of leaving anomalous 
regimes.....The Brazilian government doesn't seem to be willing to 
listen to the voice of reason.  It also does not seem to give 
importance to what Hondurans think and say....Furthermore, in Latin 
America there is no longer the consensus that President Lula had 
referred to.  At least four countries will acknowledge the results 
of the elections." 
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