**Honduran soldiers have broken up protests outside the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa in support of deposed President Manuel Zelaya, reports say.**The soldiers have surrounded the embassy, where Mr Zelaya is staying.
Protesters had defied a curfew imposed by the interim authorities following Mr Zelaya’s surprise return on Monday.
He had been in exile since being thrown out of Honduras on 28 June. Interim leader Roberto Micheletti has insisted Mr Zelaya should face trial.
Police fired tear gas at the protesters and at least two tear-gas canisters landed inside the embassy compound, said a photographer for the news agency Reuters at the scene.
Inside the embassy, Mr Zelaya accused police of preparing an attack.
“The embassy is surrounded by police and the military… I foresee bigger acts of aggression and violence, that they could be capable of even invading the Brazilian embassy,” he told Venezuelan broadcaster Telesur, according to Reuters.
But a police spokesman said force had to be used to disperse the protesters, and that the curfew remained in effect until Tuesday evening.
Earlier, the European Union called for calm amid Mr Zelaya’s dramatic return to the country.
In a statement, it called on Mr Zelaya and the interim government to negotiate an end to the three-month crisis.