Chavez to get cancer treatment in Brazil

BRASILIA / CARACAS - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will travel to Brazil to receive cancer treatment, a Brazilian government source said on Thursday.

It is the latest sign that the socialist leader is still battling the illness after undergoing surgery in Cuba.

Chavez will travel to Brazil's Sirio-Libanes hospital in Sao Paulo, which is renowned for its cancer treatment facilities, the source said, adding that no timeline has been set for his arrival.