RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva reaffirmed on Tuesday that he will not agree to have any conversations with Honduras' president-elect Porfirio Lobo and that his country will not recognize the new government.

    The Brazilian president made the statement in Portugal where he was participating in the 19th Ibero-American Summit.

    President Lula said that legitimating the elections in Honduras would threaten the democracy in Central and Latin America.

    On Monday, the Honduran president-elect said he wished to discuss his country's political situation with President Lula, who was firm in his position that Brazil will not make any concession to the Honduran regime that deposed elected President Manuel Zelaya in June.

    Lula said that the current Honduran government, presided over by Roberto Michelleti, had organized the elections when he did nothave the right to do so, and did not allow elected President Zelaya to return to coordinate the voting process.

    "We cannot agree to such a coup, in which they pretend nothing happened," said President Lula. "If that prevails, democracy will be at a serious risk in Latin America and Central America."

    The Brazilian president also said that Honduras' deposed President Zelaya may remain in the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, where he was granted shelter in September, for as long as necessary to guarantee his safety.

    "Until the Honduran government guarantees Zelaya's life, he will stay in the Brazilian embassy," said Lula.

    Opposition leader Porfirio Lobo won 55 percent of Sunday's vote which was boycotted by supporters of Zelaya. Electoral officials said that the turnout rate was above 60 percent.

Brazil not to recognize outcome of Honduras election: Lula

ESTORIL, Portugal, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President LuizInacio Lula da Silva said here Sunday that Brazil would not "reconsider" its stance on Honduras' general elections and would not recognize the results.

Lula made the comments after arriving in Estoril, a Portuguese seaside resort, for the annual Ibero-American summit. Full story

Lobo poised to become Honduras' new president

    TEGUCIGALPA, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Opposition candidate Porfirio Lobo is poised to become the new president of Honduras, after official preliminary results showing he had gained 51 percent votes of Sunday's presidential election.

    Lobo had a commanding lead over archrival Elvin Santos from the ruling Liberal Party, who just managed to garner 34 percent of the vote, according to the preliminary results announced by the central election commission. Full story