Venezuela Closes The Border With Brazil

BBC: Venezuela crisis: Maduro to close border with Brazil

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has announced he is closing the border with Brazil on Thursday night as a row over foreign humanitarian aid continues.

The embattled leftist leader went on TV to say that he was also considering shutting the border with Colombia to stop the opposition bringing in relief.

He denies any crisis and calls the aid delivery plans a US-orchestrated show.

Opposition leader Juan Guaidó is leading a convoy to the Colombian border from the capital Caracas.

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WNU Editor: Venezuela has already closed its maritime border with neighbouring Dutch islands .... Venezuela closes maritime border with Dutch islands to stop aid (Reuters), and Colombia is probably next .... Maduro threatens to close Colombia border as opposition travels to receive aid (Reuters). Meanwhile the mass exodus from Venezuela continues .... A Staggering Exodus: Millions of Venezuelans Are Leaving the Country, on Foot (The New York Times).

More News On The Crisis In Venezuela

Venezuela closes border with Brazil -- The Hill
Maduro orders closure of Venezuelan border with Brazil -- The Guardian/AP

href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/02/maduro-shuts-venezuela-border-brazil-aid-standoff-190221170629988.html">Maduro shuts Venezuela's border with Brazil amid aid standoff -- Al Jazeera
Venezuela Closes Border with Brazil Amid Rising Tension over Aid -- Havana Times
Venezuela to Close Border With Brazil, May Do the Same With Colombia - Maduro -- Sputnik
Venezuela closes border with Brazil, may do the same at Colombia border – Maduro -- RT
Maduro threatens to close Colombia border as opposition travels to receive aid -- Reuters
Maduro orders borders closed as tensions mount over aid and rival music concerts -- The Telegraph
'Everyone is afraid': Venezuela's opposition prepares for aid showdown against Maduro's armed forces -- CNBC
Venezuelans Await Aid as Political Crisis Continues -- VOA
Guaido discusses plans to bring in supplied humanitarian aid -- Daily Mail
US says it will deliver aid blocked by Venezuela, setting up confrontation with Maduro regime -- FOX News
Pinera's Colombia Border Trip Carries Risks for Chilean Leader -- Bloomberg
Aid is piling up on Venezuela's border. Here's why it's not getting in -- Stefano Pozzebon, CNN