Chavez to lead Bush protest

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"We are proud to stand in solidarity with our compatriot President Chavez against the imperialists," said Mercedes Moronos of Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, official sponsors of the rally, which has been approved by the Argentine government.

"Our message to Bush is, 'Get out of other countries. Let people live in peace.' "

Uruguay is not the only stop on Mr. Bush's tour where leftist groups hope to undercut the president's message, which he described in a Colombian television interview as "nothing more than to say we want to be your friends, ... that the United States cares deeply about the human condition."

In Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city, police clashed yesterday with more than 6,000 students, environmentalists and left-leaning Brazilians protesting the Bush visit and his push for an ethanol energy alliance with Brazil.

Protesting students also lobbed rocks and homemade explosives called potato bombs at riot police on a university campus in the Colombian capital of Bogota, where Mr. Bush is scheduled to visit Sunday as part of his five-nation tour of Latin America.
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