Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez -- seen here with his daughters in a Havana hospital last month -- is suffering from worsening breathing problems.<br/> <br />Venezuela's information minister said the 58-year-old leader's condition is "delicate" as he battles a lung infection after undergoing cancer surgery in Cuba.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) VENEZUELAN INFORMATION MINISTER, ERNESTO VILLEGAS, SAYING:<br/> <br />"Today there is a worsening of his respiratory function," he says, "Related to his depressed immune system, there is now a new, severe infection."<br/> <br />Chavez is reported to be in a tightly-guarded suite at a Caracas military hospital, after making a surprise pre-dawn return from Cuba two weeks ago.<br/> <br />He hasn't been seen in public nor heard from since his operation in Havana last December -- his fourth cancer surgery since the disease was detected in his pelvic region in mid-2011.
