Honduran soldiers surrounded Tuesday the Brazilian embassy where deposed president Manuel Zelaya is holed up seeking reinstatement, driving off protesters who had massed there overnight.
The de facto government had extended a curfew and closed the Central American country's airports after Zelaya made a surprise return and took refuge in the embassy.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appealed for calm as the Honduras crisis was raised on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
But setting the stage for a confrontation, Zelaya called on supporters to converge on the capital as the government extended what had been a night time curfew until 6:00 pm Tuesday to try to head off protests.
Zelaya was ousted June 28 and flown into exile.
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