The internal relocation of Venezuelans in Brazil exceeds the threshold of 4,700 people benefited

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The internal relocation of Venezuelans in Brazil exceeds the threshold of 4,700 people benefited

UNHCR News, 15 Feb 2019

URL: https://www.acnur.org/noticias/noticia/2019/2/5c6772dc4/la-reubicacion-interna-de-venezolanos-en-brasil-supera-el-umbral-de-las.html
A total of 226 Venezuelans living in Boa Vista (Roraima) will be relocated to eight Brazilian cities on Friday 15 and Saturday 16 Feb. They will be hosted by 11 shelters run by six civil society institutions located in: Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul), Caixas do Sul (Rio Grande do Sul), Goioerê (Paraná), Curitiba (Paraná), Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro), São Paulo (São Paulo), Guarulhos (São Paulo) and Belo Horizon (Minas Gerais). This will be the 40th flight of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) in the twenty-fourth stage of the internal relocation process.

The internal relocation strategy has the support of various bodies, such as the ministries of Citizenship, Defense, Health and the Civil House of the Presidency of the Republic, as well as of states, prefectures and non-governmental organizations. Within the United Nations System, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Program are directly involved.