Ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya should leave the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa before his term expires on January 27, Brazil's Globonews TV channel said on Friday.
Zelaya, who was bundled out of Honduras during the June coup, secretly returned to the country on September 21 and took refuge in the Brazilian Embassy hoping to regain control of Honduras.
"He [Zelaya] fully understands that as soon as his [presidential] mandate expires, he should look for another refuge," Brazilian Embassy's Charge d'Affaires Francisco Catunda said.
Zelaya said, in his turn, that he was set to "leave [the embassy] as soon as possible with the support of the Brazilian government."
This week the ousted president's spokesman said that Zelaya, his wife Xiomara Castro and two children were set to leave for Mexico. Zelaya said, however, he would not seek political asylum in the Latin American state, and will leave Honduras only as the head of state.
The de-facto government said, however, that they would not authorize Zelaya's safe passage to Mexico unless he resigns. Zelaya rejected the proposal.
The presidential elections, won by Porfirio Lobo of the Honduran opposition National Party, took place amid an ongoing political crisis, which started in late June when President Manuel Zelaya was flown out of the country as the result of a military coup and the presidency was taken over by parliament Speaker Roberto Micheletti.
Many countries and international bodies warned that they would not recognize the results if the polls were held under Micheletti's presidency.
Last week, the Honduran Congress voted against the reinstatement of Zelaya for the remainder of his term.
MOSCOW, December 11 (RIA Novosti)
