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Operation Shelter, created in March 2018, is the Brazilian government’s response to the large migration flow from Venezuela due to the ongoing and severe political, economic, and social crisis in the country.
Since April 2018, more than 64,000 Venezuelan nationals have found homes in778 Brazilian municipalities through Brazil’s internal relocation program. (Photo: Presidency of Brazil Press Office)

Every day, hundreds of Venezuelans cross the border into Brazil to flee the serious crisis in their country. (Photo: Presidency of Brazil Press Office)

Before being relocated, Venezuelan refugees go through a rigorous screening process, at which time they receive medical care and undergo legal status regularization. (Photo: Presidency of Brazil Press Office)

Rondon 1 is one of the many shelters the Brazilian government has set up in the cities of Pacaraima and Boa Vista to receive Venezuelan refugees. (Presidency of Brazil Press Office)

Brazilian military personnel who volunteer to participate in Operation Shelter bring warmth to Venezuelan refugees. (Presidency of Brazil Press Office)

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