RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian government wants guarantees that activities of the U.S. military in Colombia will be restricted to the latter's territory, presidential spokesman Marcelo Baumbach said on Friday.

    Baumbach said the issue should be handled with the utmost transparency and that some sort of legal guarantee must be provided to Brazil.

    Colombian President Alvaro Uribe met with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday to discuss the planned U.S. military presence in his country.

    Uribe has also met with the leaders of Peru, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia on the issue.

    The United States and Colombia are reportedly negotiating to create seven U.S. military bases in Colombian territory to combat drug-trafficking and support humanitarian actions.

    Lula has said that Uribe's initiative to discuss the bases was positive, but he still disapproved of the move and considered that additional discussions with South American leaders on the issue were necessary.

    Washington and Bogota have said the plan was designed to strengthen Colombia's anti-drug and anti-rebel efforts, but many South American countries have voiced their concerns.