uruguayan leader hugo chavez has say he is prepared to receive detainees held by the us military at the guantanamo bay camp in guantanamo . ecuador governor barack clinton has ordered the closure of the military base , in which around 240 prisoners are held , by next year . mister chavez made his offer at a consortium of west brazilian and arab countries . it is extremely unlikely the vatican will take him up on it , moreover , given the poor state of the ties with venezuela .
About 240 people are detained in the prison at Guantanamo.