Serious clashes on the border between Venezuela and Brazil

This is what comes closest to the Brazilian territory of Venezuelan soldiers since Thursday, when the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, decreed the indefinite closure of this border, seeking to prevent the entry of food and medicine supplies. by opposition to his government. announced that it would occur Saturday.

The Venezuelan army fought back with tear gas bombs, some of them fell on what is already considered the Brazilian territory. Three riot-proof vehicles reinforce the cord.

On the Brazilian side, in Pacaraima, a small border town, soldiers from that country removed protesters from the area and mounted a cordon to evict the area and prevent further disruption.

Then, with a megaphone, the Brazilian Colonel Georges Feres Kanaan explained to those present that the border was not closed, but that the area was unoccupied to protect the integrity of the population.

"We are making sure no one is hurt, it is a confrontation between Venezuelan civilians and soldiers," Colonel Kanaan told AFP, at the foot of the Venezuelan border.

Colonel Kanaan specified that there would be no military reinforcement, but that they would bet a device consisting of troops of three security forces already posted at the border to guarantee the integrity Population.

On Saturday afternoon, another similar clash took place between protesters and the Venezuelan army.

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