Lula has so far refused to recognize the elected government of Honduran president, Porfirio Lobo.
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President Porfirio Lobo said the move would free police officers for street patrols in crime-ridden neighbourhoods.
In 1911, after leading the revolution against dictator Porfirio Diaz, Francisco Madero assumed the office of president of Mexico.
The election of Porfirio Lobo of the Honduran National Party on Sunday, November 29 was both glorious and tragic.
Porfirio Lobo, Honduras's president, wants the UN to set up an independent agency to fight impunity, similar to Guatemala's CICIG.
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Elections at the end of November, recognised by some countries, including the US, saw Porfirio Lobo chosen as the next leader.
Then, just days before President Porfirio Lobo's inauguration in January, Hondurans estimate it pulled at least 50 more from Micheletti supporters.
During the long (1876-1910) dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz, the anti-clerical laws or at least their enforcement were loosened, and the church regained strength.
He then travels to Honduras, where he will hold talks with President Porfirio Lobo and fellow leaders from El Salvador, Panama, Costa Rica and Guatemala.
Arch-gigolo Porfirio Rubirosa was married first to the daughter of Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo, later to tobacco heiress Doris Duke and then to Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton.
President Porfirio Lobo has made tackling police corruption a priority.
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"I would like to apologise to the government of President (Porfirio) Lobo, to the Honduran people and at the same time to the people and government of Colombia, " he told local media.
"We showed the US vice-president the huge human, social and financial costs the illicit activities leave in our countries, " said Honduran President Porfirio Lobo, reading from a joint statement agreed after Mr Biden's visit.
In Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Mr. McDonough will conduct meetings with President Porfirio Lobo, members of his cabinet, and civil society representatives to discuss citizen security, human rights and economic development efforts between the United States and Honduras.
Local human rights groups say Honduras will remain one of the deadliest countries for journalists as long as there is impunity for their murderers, pointing to the deaths of 19 journalists since President Porfirio Lobo Sosa took office in January 2010.
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