

ASSOCIATED PRESS Bolivian President Evo Morales (left), Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (center) and Chilean President Michelle Bachelet express their solidarity after a press conference at the 11-nation Union of South American Nations Summit.ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Latin American leaders, including Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (far left above) and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe (far right above) gather in Brasilia, Brazil, May 23 to discuss a proposed Latin American defense council that would be part of a larger union. Mr. Chavez (near right) is a co-drafter of the proposal. Mr. Uribe (far right) has expressed doubts about it.