<span style="color: #222222;">Brazilian President announced yesterday that it is sending its army to crisis-hit Venezuela border to &quot;guarantee law and order&quot; amid an influx of migrants fleeing.&nbsp; </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In a televised address he said that Venezuela's &quot;tragic&quot; situation threatened peace in the whole of South America. The president signed a decree which will deploy soldiers for two weeks along the border and federal roads of its northern state of Roraima.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Millions of Venezuelans have fled their country due to hyperinflation, food and medicine shortages. Brazil's move follows recent border clashes between locals and Venezuelans. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, neighbouring Peru has declared a 60-day health emergency in two provinces on its northern border, after health authorities expressed concerns of the spread of diseases from migrants.</span><br />
News On AIR | August 29, 2018 12:32 PM
Venezuela crisis: Brazil to send army to safeguard border