Venezuelans Forced to Use Petro to Buy Passports

The desperation in Venezuela that leads its citizens to seek refuge elsewhere is exasperated by the fact that the government recently decided to accept only Petro for passports, Reuters reports.

In addition to this change, a new migration police was created, which might make it difficult for refugees to escape the country’s borders due to the economic crisis it currently faces. Vice president Delcy Rodriguez was not forthcoming on why these changes were made, but it could be assumed that the government is concerned about a mass exodus as UN refugee agency (UNHCR) chief Filippo Grandi estimates that 5,000 people leave the country daily .

“The migration police is born to tend to the 72 [ports of entry]…

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