RIO DE JANEIRO (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 29th August, 2018) Brazilian President Michel Temer ordered on Wednesday to deploy forces to the northernmost state of Roraima, located on border with Venezuela, due to the large influx of migrants from the crisis-torn country.
On Tuesday, the Peruvian authorities reportedly declared a 60-day state of emergency in the areas located at the country's border with Ecuador over the increased threat to public health amid an influx of Venezuelan migrants.
�Today I authorized the use of the armed forces to ensure law and order in the state of Roraima ... to ensure the safety of Brazilian citizens and the Venezuelan migrants, who fled their country in search of refuge in Brazil,� Temer said a televised address.
According to the UN Migration Agency, the flow of migrants from Venezuela increased more than tenfold over the past years � from 89,000 in 2015 to 900,000 in 2017.
Venezuela has been struggling with political and economic crises, including a shortage of goods, galloping inflation and a fall in government revenues caused by a decline in oil prices. As a result, many Venezuelans have been seeking asylum in other countries.
