by the El Reportero’s news services
Manuel Zelaya
The ousted president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, remains holed up in the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, 10 days after his unexpected return to the country. Talks with the de facto president, Roberto Micheletti, have not materialized.
There are clear signs, however, that the broad spectrum of political and business leaders that backed the June 28 coup is withdrawing its unconditional support of Micheletti.
Not only is there a sense that he overstepped the mark this week by suspending civil liberties for 45 days, ostensibly in response to Zelaya’s ill-judged calls for insurrection, but there is also impatience with his obduracy. The Church, business sectors and the armed forces are now all involved in searching for a resolution to the crisis
