Cablegate: Brazil: Additional Information: Un Human Rights

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PP RUEHRG
DE RUEHBR #0850 1311411
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
P 111411Z MAY 07
FM AMEMBASSY BRASILIA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 8904
INFO RUEHZJ/HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL COLLECTIVE
RUEHRG/AMCONSUL RECIFE 6629
RUEHRI/AMCONSUL RIO DE JANEIRO 4360
RUEHSO/AMCONSUL SAO PAULO 9840
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0204

C O N F I D E N T I A L BRASILIA 000850

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/10/2017
TAGS: PHUM PREL BR
SUBJECT: BRAZIL: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: UN HUMAN RIGHTS
COUNCIL - CANDIDACY OF BELARUS

REF: A. STATE 58056 B. BRASILIA 812 C. STATE 63345

Classified By: Political Counselor Dennis W. Hearne for reasons
1.4 b and d

1. (C) Per reftel B, on May 8 the senior human rights
offfical in the Ministry of External Relations indicated to
visiting Ambassador for Social Issues, Grover Joseph Rees,
that Brazil will not support Belarus and would support
Slovenia and the Czech Republic for he UNHRC.

2. (C) In light of that statement, we believe the GOB would
also support Bosnia and Slovenia vice Belarus.

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