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Originally Posted by freebeard
CR — What's the story down there about Venezuelan refugees? And what's that big new US government building in Porto Alegre?
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Venecos are running away from Nicolás Maduro's dictatorship to avoid starving to death, and in some states up north such as Roraima and Amazonas there are some shelters which were set for them, but the conditions are still quite precarious. Some manage to find a menial job, others beg on the streets or engage in criminal activities, and there are those who are being "redistributed" throughout the country to other places where it would be presumably easier for them to find a job. Well, considering that it takes about one year for a Brazilian citizen to get a job, it is in fact quite outrageous to see the Venezuelans receiving some sort of privileged treatment.
When it comes to that big new US gov't building, I assume you're talking about one that is under construction beside the US consulate. Well, I don't know what it will be used for.