Emergency after 70,000 Venezuelan migrants cross Brazil border

A state of “social emergency” has been declared in Brazil in response to the massive influx of Venezuelan migrants fleeing economic meltdown at home. President Temer said that funds could be immediately transferred to the northern state of Roraima, which shares a border with Venezuela, and that troops patrolling the border would be doubled to 200. About 70,000 Venezuelans have crossed into Roraima in recent months, with at least 40,000 settling in Boa Vista, the state capital, according to migration authorities. Many arrive on foot with almost nothing, lacking enough money to pay for food and shelter. […]

Adaptado de: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/brazil-declares-state-of-emergency-on-venezuela-border-over-migrant-influx-52fnsb7wg Acesso em: 12 out. 2018.