In Brazil, hundreds of students gathered in front of the foreign ministry in the capital, Brasilia, Thursday to protest a visit by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Rice was in Brazil before heading to Chile. Student leader Felipe Vieira said he rejects the Bush administration’s unilateralism.

Felipe Vieira: “We’re against the war, against any involvement of a country in another. The United States is not the world’s police.”

At a news conference, Rice refused to comment on reports the Bush administration is considering adding Venezuela to a list of nations supporting terrorism. But she said the US is concerned about “terrorism” in Latin America.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice: “We do have to be concerned about terrorism. We have to be concerned about the safety and well-being of countries in the region, that they should not be subject to terrorist activities or terrorist attacks that are either within their borders or beyond their borders. And this is a perfect opportunity.”