Brazil closes border to Venezuela migrants

BBC News ---------- Brazil has closed its border with Venezuela to people fleeing economic and political turmoil in its northern neighbour. Judge Helder Barreto ordered the frontier to be shut until Brazil can put in place the right conditions to receive the huge influx of people. The authorities in the state of Roraima in Brazil's Amazon region say some 800 Venezuelans cross the border every day. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.