Military

After 58 years, the United States Navy will reactivate the Fourth Fleet, which will be in charge of patrolling Latin American waters.

A South American defense council to mediate regional conflicts and defend South America from foreign intervention could be concretized this year, the Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim said after meeting with President Hugo Chávez in Caracas Monday.

Venezuelan Foreign Minister said Sunday night that Venezuelan troop deployments to the Colombian border are a preventative measure in response to Colombia's violation of Ecuadorian sovereignty.