Supporters of the de facto Honduran President Roberto Micheletti demonstrate in front of military perimeter set up around the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa on September 24, 2009. (Jose Cabezas/AFP/Getty Images)
Zelaya was overthrown in a military coup in June. On Monday he returned to his country and took refuge in Brazil's embassy, leading to a tense standoff between supporters and opponents.
This week at the U.N. General Assembly, Brazil had asked the council to meet urgently about the crisis.
A diplomat said the council was not expected to take any formal action to reinstate Zelaya but would hold talks about the crisis.
The United Nations has temporarily suspended cooperation with Honduras' election commission ahead of a presidential election in November, saying conditions were not in place for a credible vote.
