The proposal stemmed from the "great concern over the presence of abandoned bodies in the streets, which could create epidemics," the defense ministry said in a statement.

"Some people are burying their dead on the sides of hills, which risks the corpses emerging when it rains," it noted.

"A special attention will be given to adherents of Voodoo, a religion with a strong following in Haiti," the statement said.

One of the considerations in that regard is that "relatives do not accept that anybody touches their dead until their rituals are over."

Voodoo was brought to Haiti from Africa during the time of slavery. A version of it called Candomble exists in Brazil, which also became home to a large African slave population.

Brazil is among the leading countries providing aid to Haiti because of its military command of the UN peacekeeping force that has been in the country since 2004.

The cemetery issue was one of several points contained in an emergency plan Brazil is proposing for the quake-hit Haitian capital Port-au-Prince.

Other initiatives include the setting up of field hospitals, debris clearing, security, and the distribution of food and water.

Haitian officials estimate that the number of dead from the temblor could range anywhere from 50,000 to more than 100,000.

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