Brazil’s Foreign Office has confirmed that the trip has been cancelled. O Globo reports that apparently Ahmadinejad requested that the visit be postponed after the Iranian elections in June. No reason was given for the cancellation.
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Earlier today
I just got word that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has canceled his upcoming state visit to Brazil, which was scheduled for May 6 at President Lula’s invitation.
Brazilian blogger David Bor states that Terra.com.br made the announcement without stating a reason for the cancellation.
However, yesterday there were huge demonstrations throughout Brazil from Christian, Jewish, gay rights, women’s, and human rights groups protesting the invitation.
I’ll do a longer article on this news for Real Clear World once I have more details.
UPDATE
The latest reports state that the Iranian Embassy in Brazil stated Ahmadinejad will be visiting the country.
More news to follow.
UPDATE 2
Photo by David Bor of yesterday’s demonstrators in Rio,
