RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian authorities on Friday began moving humanitarian aid to its northern border with Venezuela even though the international crossing has been closed. Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is ordering the border with Brazil closed as opposition leaders plan to bring in foreign humanitarian aid from neighboring nations. ( Rodrigo Abd / AP Photo ) A Venezuelan holds a sign that reads in Spanish "Venezuelan migrants at the border between Brazil-Venezuela, we support the humanitarian aid. In anticipation of the planned aid delivery on Saturday, on Thursday Maduro closed Brazil’s border crossing. In recent years, Pacaraima has received thousands of Venezuelans crossing the border in search of food and medicine.

Source: thestar February 22, 2019 16:07 UTC