At bullfights and escorted by the Colombian army: this is how members of the Bolivarian forces defected

In recent days, they have deserted Venezuela more than 150 agents Bolivarian forces, which have moved to Colombia in the context of the intense conflict over the delivery of humanitarian aid in the Caribbean country.

A team of TN which covers minute by minute the facts Cúcuta recorded the moment when, at the bullfighting and escorted by the Colombian army, members of the forces that respond to Nicolás Maduro they escaped from Venezuela, where the political, economic and social crisis worsened. Uniformed persons who have deserted include members of the National Guard, Navy, Bolivarian National Police and Special Forces (FAES).

Six of the deserted soldiers took refuge in the Brazilian city of Pacaraima, on the border with Venezuela. Among them are three Venezuelan sergeants and a municipal policeman, who arrived with their wife and three children. The deserters arrived in the neighboring country after crossing uninhabited areas to avoid being stopped by the forces that they formed. To these difficulties are added the borders of the Caribbean country with Brazil and Colombia.

Municipal policeman César Marcano, 22, and his family traveled 940 kilometers by car, from Carupano to Santa Elena de Uairén, 20 kilometers from Pacaraima. From there, they continued on foot, for closing the border. The couple took five hours to travel the route with two babies in their arms. The eldest daughter has also walked under the tropical high temperatures of the region. "He earned 18,000 bolivars and spent 10,000 in a pack of diapers," said the policeman.

"In military commandos, there is no food, they do not have any mattresses, we, the sergeants of the National Guard, sleep on the ground," said Carlos Eduardo Zapata, l & # 39; one of the first sergeants to arrive in Brazil.

A few days ago, the closure organized by Maduro to prevent the entry of food and medicine products offered by the United States and Brazil as part of an operation promoted by the head of the United States. Opposition, Juan Guaidó, has aroused strong tensions at the border. The trucks caught fire.