Brazil backs Venezuela for UN Security Council seat

The Brazilian government is backing Venezuela as a rotating member of the United Nations Security Council. Foreign Minister Celso Amorim says that "it is only natural" that Brazil would side with its northern neighbor, and not with Guatemala, the other country vying for the Latin America slot.

The US is backing Guatemala as a member. Amorim made the statement after a meeting with Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick. (MercoPress)