AZVEN UPDATE 29-8-18

AZVEN UPDATE 29 AUG 2018



Brazil mobilizes its army to the border with Venezuela
President Michel Temer signed a decree to send the army to Roraima, to strengthen security in that border state, the entry point for thousands of people fleeing the crisis in Venezuela.
The Brazilian president blamed the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, for the exodus of Venezuelans that has caused a migratory crisis

AFP AGENCY
Brasilia / 28.08.2018 17:41:30

http://www.milenio.com/internacional/latinoamerica/brasil-moviliza-a-su-ejercito-a-la-frontera-con-venezuela

The Brazilian president, Michel Temer, signed a decree to send the Army to Roraima, to reinforce security in that border state, point of entry of thousands of people fleeing the crisis in Venezuela.

"The use of the Armed Forces for the Guarantee of Law and Order is authorized, in the period from August 29 to September 12, 2018", in the northern and eastern areas as well as in the federal highways of the state of Roraima, indicates the decree.

"We are going to seek the support of the international community to adopt diplomatic measures to solve this problem, which is no longer the internal policy of a country, but has advanced along the border of several countries and threatens the harmony of our entire continent," Temer said in a televised statement from the presidential palace of Planalto.

Venezuela faces "a tragic situation that today affects almost all of South America," the president said, referring to the hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans fleeing their country, including tens of thousands who arrive in Brazil through the Amazon state of Roraima. .

"It is not only Brazil that suffers the consequences, but also Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, several countries of Latin America," he added, announcing the decree to mobilize the armed forces to that region.

"Brazil respects the sovereignty of States, of nations, but we have to remember that only a country that respects and cares for its people is sovereign, sovereignty anywhere in the world belongs to the people," he proclaimed.

The presidential decree authorizes "the use of the Armed Forces for the Guarantee of Law and Order, in the period from August 29 to September 12, 2018", in the northern and eastern areas as well as in the federal highways of the state of Roraima

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