DW: Desperate Venezuelans pouring into Brazil
Officials in northern Brazil are demanding federal aid to help manage the influx of people seeking food and shelter. The president promised help while vowing that the country wouldn't turn its back on the Venezuelans.
Brazil's president promised Monday to provide whatever aid is necessary to the country's northern state of Roraima, which has been overwhelmed by tens of thousands of desperate Venezuelans fleeing their country's collapsing economy and political turmoil.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has sought to consolidate power as the country's economy collapses under the weight of a severe recession and hyper-inflation that topped 700 percent last year and could more than triple that figure in 2018.
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More News On The Crisis In Venezuela
Venezuela’s Misery Fuels Migration on Epic Scale -- WSJ
Food can't get into their country, so Venezuelans are getting out -- The Week Magazine
'It's humiliating': plight of Venezuelan middle class is pawn shops' gain -- The Guardian
As Venezuela’s economy collapses, desperate parents are leaving their children at orphanages -- Seattle Times/Washington Post
Human rights body warns of deteriorating conditions in Venezuela -- AFP
Former Venezuelan Officials Charged With Money Laundering at PDVSA -- Bloomberg
Venezuela oil production is plummeting -- CNN
Venezuela’s refugee crisis will exceed Syria’s; we must help -- Dany Bahar, Brookings
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