The President of Paraguay, Fernando Lugo, declares his support for World March

Framing the World March in the Latin American political context, Lugo recalled what was established in the Special Meeting of the Council of Leaders of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) on 28th August where South America was considered a "region of peace". On that occasion the leaders committed to not allowing unilateral military actions to disrupt the region. The summit was held to deal with the attempts at installing American military bases on Colombian territory. However, countries such as Venezuela and Brazil later got into an arms race, where they considered heavy investment in their military forces.

In this context, Fernando Lugo's remarks; that the initiative contributes to the consolidation of South America as a region of peace, are of great significance, according to the driving forces behind the World March for Peace and Nonviolence.

Michelle Bachellet was the first president to support the global initiative. She was later followed by Rafael Correa (Ecuador), Cristina Fernández (Argentina), Evo Morales (Bolivia) and Tabaré Vazquez (Uruguay) - a sign of the growing influence that the World March was having in the region.