Reference my previous post on Latin America, 23 March – see the following article from the Washington Post

Chavez Uses Presidential Summit to Chide U.S.

By Silene Ramirez

CIUDAD GUAYANA, Venezuela (Reuters) – Venezuelan PresidentHugo Chavez on Tuesday dismissed U.S. criticism of his leftistrule at a summit with the leaders of Brazil, Colombia and Spainand said new geopolitical alliances were emerging in the world.