* De facto leader pledges not to enter Brazil embassy * Micheletti says Brazil should turn Zelaya in * Ruler says Zelaya will never return as president (Adds quotes details) By Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Honduras' de facto leader, Roberto Micheletti, said on Tuesday he has no intention of confronting Brazil or entering its embassy where ousted President Manuel Zelaya has taken refuge to avoid arrest. "We will do absolutely nothing to confront another brotherly nation. We we want them to understand that they should give him political asylum (in Brazil) or turn him over to Honduran authorities to be tried," Micheletti told Reuters. Zelaya, who was toppled in a June coup, ended almost three months of exile by sneaking back into Honduras on Monday. Thousands of supporters who gathered around the embassy after his return were dispersed when police and soldiers fired tear gas into the crowd, injuring 20 people. Security forces are now surrounding the embassy. The Brazilian government and the United States have warned Honduras against entering the compound and violating international sovereignty. Micheletti said he would not storm the embassy to arrest Zelaya, accused by the Congress, Supreme Court and the military of corruption and trying to violate the constitution to allow for presidential re-election. "We will respect international and national law. If (Zelaya) wants to stay there for 5 or 10 years, we don't have any problem with him living there," Micheletti said. Troops roused Zelaya on June 28, forcing him at gunpoint on a plane to Costa Rica in a coup that was widely condemned. Conservative opponents feared Zelaya was moving the country closer to the style of government championed by Venezuela's self-styled socialist President Hugo Chavez. Since Zelaya's ouster, Micheletti's government has entrenched itself in power ahead of scheduled elections in November. Analysts said it was in the de facto leader's interest to drag out the conflict, but Zelaya's surprise return puts new pressure on the Micheletti to avoid more violent clashes. Costa Rican President Oscar Arias tried to mediate a solution to Honduras' worst political crisis in decades by drafting an agreement that would allow for Zelaya's return to power ahead of the elections. But the de facto government rejected the proposal. Micheletti rejected international calls for dialogue. "Zelaya will never return to be president of this country," he said in the interview. (Reporting by Gustavo Palencia; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
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