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Montevideo, March 13th 2025 - 20:38 UTC

Tag: State of Roraima Brazil

  • Monday, February 10th 2025 - 21:40 UTC

    Almost half of the migrants welcomed in Brazil were Venezuelan

    Operation Welcome was halted after Trump cut all funding to the United Nations agency handling the process

    Brazilian authorities confirmed that a total of 194,331 migrants arrived in South America's largest country last year, according to the 8th edition of the Migration Bulletin, published by the National Justice Secretariat (Senajus) Monday. Venezuelans topped the list with 94,726 people. As for refugees, ”Venezuela remains the main country of origin of recognized refugees (12,726), followed by Afghanistan (283) and Colombia (121),” the bulletin stated.

  • Monday, December 10th 2018 - 17:36 UTC

    Brazilian state of Roraima on Venezuelan border under federal administration

    Antonio Denarium will rule the state of Roraima as a federal government appointed administrator until Dec 31. Then he will be sworn in as governor.

    Brazilian President Michel Temer's decree mandating the federal government's intervention in the Venezuela-bordering state of Roraima until December 31 was published Monday in the Official Gazette.