Northern Brazil is being overwhelmed by thousands of desperate, hungry Venezuelans

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Northern Brazil is being overwhelmed by thousands of desperate, hungry Venezuelans
By Peter Prengaman / Associated Press

PACARAIMA, Brazil — Hungry and destitute, tens of thousands of victims of Venezuela’s unrelenting political and economic crisis are trying their luck in Brazil — a country where they do not speak the language, conditions are often poor and there are few border towns to receive them.

Many arrive to Brazil’s northern border weak from hunger and with no money for a hotel, food or the $9 bus ride to Boa Vista, the capital of the Brazilian state of Roraima, known in Venezuelan circles as a place that offers three meals a day. In dozens of interviews over four days, many said they had not had more than one meal a day for the last year.

Some wore baggy clothes, had emaciated faces and complained of medical issues ranging from children with measles to diabetics with no insulin.

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