Brazil: New clashes on the border with Venezuela

The border between Brazil and Venezuela was the scene of new clashes on Sunday when dozens of protesters clashed with elements of the Venezuelan National Guard demanding the opening of the border, which were closed for the third consecutive day.

Protesters from the town of Pacaraima, Roraima State, began throwing stones at the cord of Venezuelan soldiers, who responded with shots and tear gas that reached Brazilian soil.

On TV images broadcast by Globo, a Brazilian soldier advanced only on the border line to calm Venezuelan soldiers and guided journalists and demonstrators to the shelter.

By the way, the government of Roraima, a Brazilian state on the border with Venezuela, will declare Monday the state of "public disaster" in health because of the collapse of the health system, after the Mbadive admission of Venezuelans injured in episodes of violence at the border, as confirmed by the authorities.

Twenty-two Venezuelans had to be treated and remain hospitalized in Boa Vista, the capital of Roraima, shot with guns and shotguns, after a day of tension and clashes at the border. 18 must have undergone surgery.

"We are making an effort to save the lives of these people.The health system is collapsing," said Antonio Denarium, spokesman for the governor of Roraima, to the Associated Press.

The health system of Roraima is "collapsed" due to the mbadive hospitalization of dozens of Venezuelans who arrived yesterday injured from Santa Elena (Venezuela), where the border with Brazil is located.

On Saturday, they were treated on Brazilian soil, victims of beatings, stoning and pepper spray poisoning. The less severe cases were conducted in a health unit in Pacaraima, a border town, while 22 wounded by bullets and bullets were transported to the Francisco Elesbao Regional Hospital in Boa Vista. 18 patients had to undergo surgery.

"The idea is that when the public calamity is decreed, the government can urgently buy drugs and rent beds in private hospitals to meet demand." We think this will increase the flow of sick people and injured in the coming days, "said the spokesman of the government Denarium.

For the third day in a row, the border between Brazil and Venezuela has been closed. After a tumultuous Saturday and very tense scenes, in Pacaraima, a Brazilian city where the crossing is, the weather remains calm.

Colonel of the Brazilian Navy Goerge Feres Kanaan, operational coordinator of the working group on humanitarian logistics in Roraima, confirmed that two sergeants of the Bolivarian National Guard appeared last night in Pacaraima to seek refuge. Kanaan said that they would receive the same treatment as anyone seeking refuge on Brazilian soil.

In an official note from the Brazilian Foreign Ministry, published this morning, the government of President Jair Bolsonaro condemned the violence perpetrated by Nicolás Maduro's government and the blockade imposed on humanitarian aid.

"The use of force against the Venezuelan people who wish to receive help definitely characterizes the criminal character of the Maduro regime," the statement said.