News Roundup - August 5, 2008

(L-R) Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva meets with Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez at the Palacio San Martin in Buenos Aires, August 4, 2008. REUTERS/Presidency/Handout (ARGENTINA)

TOP STORY - South American leaders mull transportation plan (Associated Press)

Brazil - Brazil mulls sugar cane limit to protect wetland (Reuters)

Colombia - NGO Will Stamp Out Colombian Violence Forever Using Passive Aggressive Letter-Writing Techniques (BoRev.net)

Colombia - Declaration of TeleSUR in Response to the Affirmations of Minister Santos (Colombia Support Network News)

Colombia - New threats and intimidation in Narino State (Colombia Support Network News)

Ecuador - Ecuador seizes failed-bank owners' stocks (Associated Press)

Paraguay - New leader's first challenge: land reform (Associated Press)

Venezuela - The “Bridge” in the Coup: The IRI in Venezuela (Council on Hemispheric Affairs)