ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn hoʊsˈeɪ vˈaɪsənt ɹˈeɪndʒəl dᵻnˈaɪd ˌɛni ˌaɪdɪəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl ˈɪnfluːəns ˌɔn tʃˈeɪvɛzᵻz ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən ɔːlðˈoʊ ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt bˈʊk hˈæblə ˌɛl kˌoʊmɐndˈɑːnteɪ tʃˈeɪvɛz sˈɛd ðˈæt hiː "wʌz ɹˌiːkənsˈɪdɚɹɪŋ ðɪ aɪdˈiəz ʌv nˈoːɹbɚtˌoʊ sˈɛɹɪsˌoʊl, ɪn hɪz wˈɜːks ænd stˈʌdiz, wˌɛɹ hiː plˈænd ɐ pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt ʌv fˈɪzɪkəl ˌɪntᵻɡɹˈeɪʃən ɪn lˈætɪn ɐmˈɛɹɪkə...ðɪs wɪl biː ɐ pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt wˌɪtʃ wɪl ˈɪntᵻɡɹˌeɪt ðə kˈɑːntɪnənt ɐlˈɔŋ vˌɛnɪzwˈeɪlə, bɹɐzˈɪl ænd ˌɑːɹdʒəntˈiːnə ænd ðɛɹ ɹˌæmɪfɪkˈeɪʃənz".
In 1999 José Vicente Rangel denied any ideological influence on Chávez's administration  although in the 1998 book Habla el Comandante Chávez said that he "was reconsidering the ideas of Norberto Ceresole, in his works and studies, where he planned a project of physical integration in Latin America...this will be a project which will integrate the Continent along Venezuela, Brazil and Argentina and their ramifications".