Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has violated the inviolability right of Indonesian ambassador to the South American country Toto Riyanto by refusing to accept his credentials, a lawmaker said.

"The Brazilian president must abandon her excessive attitude towards our ambassador," Deputy Chairman of Commission I of the House of Representatives (DPR) Hanafi Rais said here on Sunday.

Like ambassadors of any other countries, the Indonesian ambassador to Brazil has inviolability right, Hanafi said.

Having the inviolability right, the ambassador must not be prevented from carrying out diplomatic activities, and conducting physical mobility and communication in the country where is stationed, he said.

"Like diplomatic practices elsewhere in the world, if the inviolability right is violated the country where our ambassador is stationed must correct its attitude," he said.

If Brazil did not correct its attitude, he said he did not rule out the possibility that Indonesia would take the same diplomatic measures including declaring the Brazilian ambassador to Indonesia persona non-grata and asking him to leave the country.

In addition, he added that the Indonesian government could terminate any kinds of trade contracts with Brazil and would not support its bid for representation in international bodies.

Regardless of the escalation of diplomatic tension, the Indonesian government should always focus on law enforcement, he said.

"As one of the countries which are fighting against drugs, Brazil must be really aware of the Indonesian attitude to that effect," he said.

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Friday refused to accept the credentials of the Indonesian ambassador to demonstrate her anger at last months execution of a Brazilian citizen for drug smuggling.

The Indonesian government executed six drug offenders, including a Brazilian citizen on January 17. Another Brazilian national is awaiting execution for the same offenses.



Reported by Imam Budilaksono


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