August 29, 2018 12:32 PM

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Venezuela crisis: Brazil to send army to safeguard border

<span style="color: #222222;">Brazilian President announced yesterday that it is sending its army to crisis-hit Venezuela border to "guarantee law and order" amid an influx of migrants fleeing.  </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In a televised address he said that Venezuela's "tragic" 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. </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 />

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