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Sao Paulo, Brazil<\/strong> \u2013 Venezuela has temporarily closed its border with Brazil following the United States\u2019s early morning attack on Caracas, in which US forces also \u201ccaptured\u201d President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.<\/p>\n The border crossing between the Brazilian city of Pacaraima and Santa Elena de Uairen in Venezuela had been closed on the Venezuelan side for about five hours, blocking citizens from entering Brazil, a Brazilian military official told Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n list of 3 items<\/span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n \u201cThere was no formal protocol from Venezuela regarding entry and exit criteria. The fact is that Brazilians are allowed to leave, while Venezuelans face restrictions. But this could change at any time,\u201d said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorised to speak on the matter.<\/p>\n The head of Brazil\u2019s Federal Police also announced the temporary closure, and the governor of the state of Roraima told Reuters that the border had been reopened after the brief closure.<\/p>\n Brazil\u2019s government said it is monitoring the border and has sent military personnel to the region to bolster security.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Minister of Defense indicated that there is no abnormal activity on the border between Brazil and Venezuela, which will continue to be monitored, and that he is in contact with the Governor of Roraima,\u201d read a statement from Brazil\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n Venezuelans make up Brazil\u2019s largest foreign population, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. The state of Roraima alone is home to 77,563 immigrants from the country. In all, some 8 million Venezuelans have fled their homes in the past decade, with more than 6 million resettling in other Latin American countries.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s very possible that there will be an exodus of Venezuelans to Brazil, and, in fact, we are already seeing concrete signs of it,\u201d Jessica Leon Cedeno, a Venezuelan journalist who lives in Sao Paulo, told Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n \u201cMillions of people have left the country in search of better living conditions and opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Saturday that US President Donald Trump\u2019s actions inside Venezuela were \u201cunacceptable\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThe bombings on Venezuelan territory and the capture of its president cross an unacceptable line,\u201d wrote Lula on X. \u201cThese acts represent a grave affront to Venezuela\u2019s sovereignty and yet another extremely dangerous precedent for the entire international community.\u201d<\/p>\n Brazil\u2019s leader has urged restraint for months amid an increased US military buildup off Venezuela\u2019s coast.<\/p>\n Analysts worry that Maduro\u2019s removal could plunge Venezuela into chaos, potentially resulting in another wave of mass migration, as it witnessed in 2019 after a failed attempt to remove Maduro.<\/p>\n Joao Carlos Jarochinski Silva, a professor of international relations at the Federal University of Roraima, said that a potential wave of migration would depend on multiple factors, including whether Washington continues its military campaign inside the country and whether what remains of Maduro\u2019s regime will put up a fight.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat is the resilience capacity of Chavismo within Venezuela?\u201d Jarochinski Silva said, referring to the political movement named after former President Hugo Chavez. \u201cThis could have consequences that are truly worrying, but given the current scenario, there is no context of fear.\u201d<\/p>\n He added that Trump has so far focused on applauding his military\u2019s action inside Venezuela and has not addressed key humanitarian concerns. Earlier this year, the Trump administration cut funding to the US government\u2019s main agency for foreign aid, USAID, which heavily affected Venezuela\u2019s neighbours, Brazil and Colombia.<\/p>\n \u201cThe United States has been cutting humanitarian resources lately,\u201d he said, adding that there will be consequences to the US military actions inside the country. \u201cFor example, refugees, other people who may be affected by this. He doesn\u2019t commit to this agenda at any point.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Sao Paulo, Brazil \u2013 Venezuela has temporarily closed its border with Brazil following the United States\u2019s early morning attack on Caracas, in which US forces also \u201ccaptured\u201d President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. 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