Struts 1 messageresources problem

I've a bug, this mails in portuguese and not in the browser's language. Nor can I set the locale in the class. I've it working in other places but can't squash the bug here. Thanks for any recommandations.

/*
 * RecommendAction.java
 *
 * Created on den 8 maj 2006, 16:04
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package marketleader;
 
import org.apache.struts.action.*;
import org.apache.log4j.*;
import org.apache.struts.util.*;
import marketleader.util.*;
import javax.servlet.http.*;
import java.sql.*;
import java.util.*;
 
public class RecommendAction extends Action {
 
 Logger log = Logger.getLogger(this.getClass());
 
 @Override
 public ActionForward execute(
 ActionMapping mapping,
 ActionForm form,
 HttpServletRequest request,
 HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {
 RecommendForm myForm = (RecommendForm) form;
 String smtpServer = Constants.SMTP_SERVER;
 String subject = "";
 String body = "";
 String id = request.getParameter("id");
 Connection conn = null;
 try {
 conn = DBSettings.getConnection(); 
 String sql = "select subject from classifieds where id=?";
 PreparedStatement st = conn.prepareStatement(sql);
 st.setString(1, id);
 ResultSet rs = st.executeQuery();
 if (rs.next()) {
 subject = rs.getString("subject");
 }
 } catch (Exception sqlEx) {
 log.error("SQLException", sqlEx);
 //TODO forward to error page
 } finally {
 try {
 conn.close();
 } catch (SQLException sqlEx) {
 //TODO forward to error page
 log.error("SQLException", sqlEx);
 }
 }
 //setLocale(request, new Locale(Constants.LANGUAGE, Constants.COUNTRY));
 //setLocale(request, new Locale("sv", "SE"));
 MessageResources messageResources = getResources(request);
 String mess = "(" + messageResources.getMessage("this.email") + " <a href=\"http://" + request.getServerName() + "\">" + request.getServerName() + "</a> e n�o da para ser respondido)";
 mess = mess + " " + messageResources.getMessage("your.friend") + " " + myForm.getName() + " " + messageResources.getMessage("recommends.the.ad") + " <a href=\"http://" + request.getServerName() + "\">" + request.getServerName() + "</a>.";
 mess = mess + " " + messageResources.getMessage("click.link");
 mess = mess + " <a href=\"http://" + request.getServerName() + "/vi/" + id + ".htm" + "\">http://" + request.getServerName() + "/vi/" + id + ".htm</a>";
 //mess = mess + " <a href=\"http://www.montao.com.br/Market/ViewClassified?id="+id+"\">http://www.montao.com.br/Market/ViewClassified?id="+id+"</a>";
 mess = mess + " " + messageResources.getMessage("sent.by.system") + " " + request.getServerName().replaceAll("www.", "") + ".";
 mess = mess + " <a href=\"http://" + request.getServerName().replaceAll("www.", "") + "\">" + request.getServerName().replaceAll("www.", "") + "</a> - O site de compra e venda.";
 log.info("sending recommendation mail"); 
 //new MarketMail(Constants.SMTP_SERVER, myForm.getEmail(), "no-reply@" + request.getServerName(), "Rekommendation: " + subject, mess, request.getServerName());
 log.info("email:" + myForm.getEmail());
 new MarketMail(Constants.SMTP_SERVER, myForm.getEmail(), "info@" + request.getServerName().replaceAll("www.", ""), request.getServerName().replaceAll("www.", ""), mess, request.getServerName());
 request.setAttribute("message", "" + messageResources.getMessage("congratulations") + " " + myForm.getName() + " Sua recomenda��o foi enviada para seu/sua amigo(a). Obrigado por usar os nossos servi�os ");
 return mapping.findForward("success");
 }
}