Lílian de Macedo
Reporter Agência Brasil

Brasília – In a note, president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva expressed profound sadness ("profundo pesar") at the death of the head of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (Minustah) (Missão Diplomática das Nações Unidas no Haiti), the Brazilian general, Urano Bacellar.

Lula went on to declare that Brazilian troops in Haiti will continue their work and that the Brazilian government is "determined to move ahead in assisting the people of Haiti rebuild the country, return to peace and political normality."

The note also says that the Brazilian government will investigate the death of general Bacellar.

Translation: Allen Bennett