Relationship dossier
Brazil
Honduras
Relationship assessment
Relations were strained by the 2009 coup crisis and later restored, with the extent of subsequent cooperation unclear.
Brazil toward Honduras
-10Brazil condemned the 2009 Honduran coup and gave Manuel Zelaya refuge in its embassy in Tegucigalpa, a consequential intervention that strained relations with Honduras’s authorities.
Honduras toward Brazil
-15During the 2009 crisis, Honduran authorities imposed pressure and restrictions on Brazil’s embassy in Tegucigalpa, creating a direct diplomatic confrontation.
Overall relationship
-10The 2009 coup crisis and dispute over Brazil’s embassy formed a major rupture in the bilateral relationship. The later restoration of diplomatic relations indicates a return to formal engagement, but the extent of sustained cooperation thereafter is unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Brazil and Honduras experienced a serious diplomatic rupture after Honduras’s 2009 coup. Brazil sheltered ousted president Manuel Zelaya at its embassy in Tegucigalpa and rejected the coup, while Honduran authorities’ treatment of the embassy intensified the dispute. Relations were later restored, but the scope and durability of subsequent bilateral cooperation are unclear.
Areas of tension
- The 2009 Honduran coup and Brazil’s refusal to accept the change of government.
- Honduran authorities’ pressure and restrictions on Brazil’s embassy while Manuel Zelaya was sheltered there.
Key developments
Brazil sheltered ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya at its embassy in Tegucigalpa during the post-coup crisis.
Brazil and Honduras restored diplomatic relations after the rupture following the 2009 coup.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of Brazil-Honduras cooperation after diplomatic relations were restored is unclear.
- The implementation and durability of bilateral agreements are uncertain.