Invasion by Venezuelans Fleeing Crisis at Home Creates Chaos in the State of Roraima

At 28 years of age, Enrique Rafeal Díaz has a very different life that he had planned for. A medical student in Venezuela, in recent months he moved from the classroom to a traffic intersection in Boa Vista (Roraima), where he spends 15 hours per day selling fruit, handicrafts and washing car windows. According to the State Government, there are already 30 thousand Venezuelans who have crossed the Brazilian border due to the crisis in the supply of basic goods and are flooding cities like Pacaraima and Boa Vista, points of entry for foreigners from the neighboring country. More…