Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (L) shakes hands with Brazilian
President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, after Cardoso addressed the
audience during the II Meeting of Presidents of South America in
Guayaquil, July 26, 2002. Ten South American presidents are meeting
until July 27 to discuss the problems within their region. Cardoso in
his speech slammed financial markets as his country's currency slid to
all-time lows, saying that investors were "irresponsibly" unraveling
years of work. REUTERS/Claudia Daut

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