Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Hugo Chavez suspended their tour of Brazil, Ecuador and Cuba due to an injury in the knee

The president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, has been forced to suspend the tour that was scheduled to begin today in Brazil and it would take then to Ecuador and Cuba, because of swelling in the knee that requires him to rest. The president, in a telephone statement to state television, said that doctors have ordered complete rest for several days.

"It hurts a lot because it slows down a little body but the soul will never be slowed," said Chavez to explain the reason to postpone it would be his first official visit to Brazil since he assumed the Presidency Dilma Rousseff. Chávez explained that since yesterday he had a knee injury due to an old product "younger years" that had intensified in recent months due to the hard work dynamics December and January.

"I rested last night preparing to travel this morning went for a walk and started to jog a little before going to catch the plane that was scheduled to leave at 11.00 am, noon (15.30 GMT) and, well, I took a knee injury and there is a leakage of fluid, inflammation, pain, "added the Venezuelan president.

The president reported that he called the president of Brazil, "sorry, but this is a greater cause." "Until noon was even with the effort to go with a band, but no, there is a spill of liquid and do not know how far it may be necessary even intervention being evaluated," said the Venezuelan president.

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