Why is Brazil on alert?
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Brazil is on alert due to fears that Venezuelan criminal gangs and armed militias may cross the porous border amid political instability in Venezuela. Security forces have intensified patrols, especially in indigenous areas, to prevent potential violence and illegal crossings.
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Brazil on alert amid fears Venezuelan criminal gangs may cross border
- Brazil-Venezuela border has only one official, monitored crossing
- Thousands of unguarded paths make illegal crossings easy 24s
- Brazilian forces on alert after political upheaval in Venezuela 55s
- Indigenous communities increase patrols amid security fears 1m 29s
- Tensions remain high despite calm appearance at the border 2m 14s
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Brazil's security forces are on high alert following recent U.S. military strikes and the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, fearing that militias and heavily armed paramilitary groups with criminal records who supported Maduro may try to flee Venezuela through the accessible Brazilian border.
Military Police Captain Rosimere Albano warns that militias and heavily armed paramilitary groups with criminal records, who supported Maduro, may try to flee Venezuela through the Brazilian border if the regime falls.