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Thousands of Venezuelans have rushed to border crossings with Colombia after Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced a tightening of controls.<\/p>\n

Only those who have registered for a special border card or can produce a passport will be able to cross.<\/p>\n

They fear it will become more difficult for them to enter Colombia once the measures are fully implemented.<\/p>\n

Thousands of Venezuelans cross into Colombia daily to look for temporary work or to buy essential goods.<\/p>\n

Most of them return home, but the Colombian government expects many more to stay permanently as Venezuela’s economic crisis worsens.<\/p>\n

Venezuela has suffered for years from high inflation and the chronic shortage of food and medicines.<\/p>\n

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Brazil has also expressed concerns, with thousands of Venezuelans are living in precarious accommodation in the border state of Roraima.<\/p>\n

Venezuelans will go to the polls on 22 April<\/a>\u00a0to vote for president.<\/p>\n

Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, who has been in office since 2013, is running for a second six-year term.<\/p>\n

He says the crisis has been caused by economic sabotage sponsored by the US.<\/p>\n

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The Venezuelan opposition is weakened and is yet to choose a candidate.<\/p>\n

It blames the policies of the Socialist Party, in power since 1999, for the collapse of the oil-rich country’s economy.<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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