The Brazilian government said in a statement that it would start deliveries of humanitarian aid to the border with Venezuela by Saturday
RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) (Pakistan Point news / Sputnik - 20th February, 2019) The Brazilian government said in a statement that it would start deliveries of humanitarian aid to the border with Venezuela by Saturday.
"The aid includes food products and medicines that will be available in the Brazilian cities of Boa Vista and Pacaraima [in the state of Roraima] so that it will be taken by the government of [self-proclaimed] President Juan Guaido, Venezuelan trucks driven by the Venezuelans," the statement said.
According to the Brazilian government the humanitarian operation would be organized in cooperation with the US authorities. However, a government's spokesperson stressed that Brazil would take responsibility for the aid deliveries.
The situation in crisis-torn Venezuela escalated on January 23 when the opposition leader Guaido declared himself interim president, disputing reelection of President Nicolas Maduro. Guaido was almost immediately recognized by the United States and some other countries, including Brazil. Russia, China, Mexico, among other nations, voiced support for Maduro, who, in turn, accused Washington of orchestrating a coup.
Earlier in February, the United States delivered the first batch of humanitarian assistance for Venezuela to the aid collection center in Colombia's Cucuta. Maduro, however, refused to allow the convoy into the country, blasting it as a ploy to topple his government.
