0
The mayor of Rio Branco, Tião Bocalom, visited this Monday (5) the Casa de Migrantes, a shelter that receives refugees of different nationalities, including a significant number of Venezuelans. During the visit, Bocalom highlighted the critical situation faced by Venezuelans, who have left their country en masse due to the political and economic crisis.
Casa de Migrantes served more than 2,100 Venezuelans seeking refuge and better living conditions in Brazil/Photo: Reproduction
This year, Casa de Migrantes served more than 2,100 Venezuelans seeking refuge and better living conditions in Brazil.
“We know that these people face immense challenges and, therefore, it is our duty to welcome them with dignity and respect. We cannot close our eyes to the pain of others”, said Bocalom.
Furthermore, he mentioned that the Casa de Migrantes, located in the Bosque neighborhood, currently houses 65 people, 54 of whom are Venezuelans. The mayor expressed hope that, in the future, many of these refugees will be able to return to their country, as soon as the situation in Venezuela stabilizes.
“So that’s it, they are people, they are elderly, now I see here a wheelchair user who has also left there, a wheelchair user, is here passing through Rio Branco, and their hope is to be able to return to their country. Of course, everyone wants to return to their country, that’s where their relatives are, that’s where they intended to live the rest of their lives, but unfortunately they had to leave. But now, with this liberation, which is being carried out there in Venezuela, I’m absolutely sure that a good number of these people will be able to do so from here. suddenly return to Venezuela”, he concluded.
