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Brazil says it is sending its army to the Venezuelan border to "guarantee law and order" amid an influx of migrants fleeing the crisis-hit country. BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Michel Temer signed a decree on Tuesday to deploy the Armed Forces to the northern state of Roraima on the border with Venezuela to assist in keeping order and ensuring the safety of Venezuelan immigrants. "The problem of Venezuela is no longer one of internal politics. He also branded Venezuela's crisis as "tragic," saying it "threatens the harmony of practically the entire continent." READ MORE: Scholar on Venezuela Economic Measures: Currency Change Won’t Solve the Problem

Venezuela has been struggling with political and economic crises, including a shortage of goods, galloping inflation and a fall in government revenues caused by a decline in oil prices and US sanctions after Washington blocked its investors from buying Venezuelan debt. There are more than a million Venezuelans in Colombia, more than half a million in Ecuador, more than 400,000 in Peru and some 60,000 in Brazil. Temer didn't reveal how many soldiers would be deployed to Roraima, but Defence Minister Joaquim Silva e Luna said "troops are already in place" on the border. A corrected version of the story is below:

The Brazilian government says it plans to members of a military-style police unit to the border town of Pacaraima after residents there attacked Venezuelan migrants

SAO PAULO (AP) — The Brazilian government plans to send members of a military-style police unit to the border town of Pacaraima after residents there attacked Venezuelan migrants.
The Brazilian government sends armed forces to be stationed along its Venezuelan border for two weeks, due to a large increase in migrants from Venezuela.