A dead woman and more than a dozen wounded during a protest in Venezuela

Tension rises in Venezuela a day after the opposition attempts to enter humanitarian aid. This Friday, a woman is dead when he is shot by a gun and others 12 were injured In a confrontation between members of a community of Pemón ethnic group and military during a demonstration in the south of the country.

Soraida Rodríguez was hit by a shoulder gun when aboriginals from a community of Gran Sabana they protested against a group of military of the army and the National Guard trying to spend a few tanks towards the border with Brazil, closed by decision of the government of Nicolás Maduro.

As reported to AP The mayor of this locality, Emilio González, also wounded 12 other pemones who were transferred to a health center.

"The doctors and nurses of Santa Elena de Uairén make miracles with the little that they have heal the wounded, "said a reporter from the place.

Closure of the border with Brazil

Thursday, Maduro ordered the immediate and unlimited closure of the land border with Brazil. "I decided that from 21:00 on February 21, the land border with Brazil will be completely and completely closed, until further notice," he said at a news conference. meeting with the high military command at Fuerte Tiuna, the main military complex of the country. Country.

Chavez's president said that he was also "evaluate a total closure of the border with Colombia", before what he considered as "provocations" and badaults of the government of President Iván Duque in alliance with the US ruler Donald Trump.

In addition, Maduro ordered the close airspace of the oil country. "Prevention is better than cure, take all measures of insurance and protection until new order, because the provocations must be resolved with time to dismount, like that", he declared to l & # 39; army.