Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has pledged to run for re - election this year . A lawmaker read a Spanish newspaper article , saying it made him laugh . Report : Chavez 's " ` ` appears to be deteriorating '' The president has said experiences he had in Cuba cured him of cancer .
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has pledged to run for re-election this year . A lawmaker mocks a Spanish newspaper report , saying it made him laugh . Report : Chavez 's health `` appears to be deteriorating '' The president has said treatment he had in Cuba cured him of cancer .