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Brazil to deploy armed forces to tackle immigration crisis

Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian President Michel Temer has announced deployment of armed forces in the border state of Roraima to restore order disrupted by an immigration crisis. The announcement came on Tuesday after thousands of Venezuelan immigrants entered Brazil through Roraima in 2017. The significant rise in their population caused tensions in the state where […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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