Venezuelans pour into Brazil fleeing humanitarian crisis

A Venezuelan Warao indigenous woman cooks at a vacant lot by the bus station in Pacaraima, Brazil, where she is staying with about 100 other members of her community.
A Venezuelan Warao indigenous woman cooks at a vacant lot by the bus station in Pacaraima, Brazil, where she is staying with about 100 other members of her community. © 2017 Tamara Taraciuk Broner/Human Rights Watch
Dozens of Venezuelans stand in line at the entrance of the Federal Police station in Boa Vista, Roraima’s capital, to request asylum in Brazil. February 13, 2017.
Dozens of Venezuelans stand in line at the entrance of the Federal Police station in Boa Vista, Roraima’s capital, to request asylum in Brazil. February 13, 2017.  © 2017 Tamara Taraciuk Broner/Human Rights Watch
Sacks of rice being sold on the street in the Brazilian border town of Pacaraima. Many Venezuelans cross the border to buy food and medicines in Brazil that they cannot find or afford at home. February 12, 2017.
Sacks of rice being sold on the street in the Brazilian border town of Pacaraima. Many Venezuelans cross the border to buy food and medicines in Brazil that they cannot find or afford at home. February 12, 2017.  © 2017 César Muñoz Acebes/Human Rights Watch
Dozens of members of the Venezuelan Warao indigenous community that fled Venezuela for lack of food living in a shelter in Boa Vista in February 2017. Hygienic conditions in the shelter were very poor. February 11, 2017.
Dozens of members of the Venezuelan Warao indigenous community that fled Venezuela for lack of food living in a shelter in Boa Vista in February 2017. Hygienic conditions in the shelter were very poor. February 11, 2017.  © 2017 César Muñoz Acebes/Human Rights Watch
Hammocks where members of the Venezuelan Warao indigenous community sleep at a shelter in Boa Vista. Others sleep on the floor inside the shelter. February 11, 2017.
Hammocks where members of the Venezuelan Warao indigenous community sleep at a shelter in Boa Vista. Others sleep on the floor inside the shelter. February 11, 2017.  © 2017 César Muñoz Acebes/Human Rights Watch
A girl from the Venezuelan Warao indigenous community plays at a shelter in Boa Vista. Water from showering and washing clothes ran off unpiped. February 11, 2017.
A girl from the Venezuelan Warao indigenous community plays at a shelter in Boa Vista. Water from showering and washing clothes ran off unpiped. February 11, 2017.  © 2017 César Muñoz Acebes/Human Rights Watch
Staff from Fraternidade, an international humanitarian aid organization, distributes meals at a shelter in Boa Vista where more than 180 Venezuelans were living in February 2017. February 11, 2017.
Staff from Fraternidade, an international humanitarian aid organization, distributes meals at a shelter in Boa Vista where more than 180 Venezuelans were living in February 2017. February 11, 2017.  © 2017 Tamara Taraciuk Broner/Human Rights Watch
Maria Jose Pacheco, 33, a teacher who moved to Venezuela in search of food and work, sells fruit on the streets of the Brazilian city of Boa Vista to provide for herself and send money to her children in Venezuela. February 11, 2017.
Maria Jose Pacheco, 33, a teacher who moved to Venezuela in search of food and work, sells fruit on the streets of the Brazilian city of Boa Vista to provide for herself and send money to her children in Venezuela. February 11, 2017.  © 2017 César Muñoz Acebes/Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch researchers interview Venezuelans who were walking 200 kilometers from the Brazilian border town Pacaraima to Roraima’s capital, Boa Vista. They were all planning to seek asylum upon arrival. February 12, 2017.
Human Rights Watch researchers interview Venezuelans who were walking 200 kilometers from the Brazilian border town Pacaraima to Roraima’s capital, Boa Vista. They were all planning to seek asylum upon arrival. February 12, 2017.  © 2017 Fernando César Costa Xavier
A Venezuelan immigrant who did not have a work permit washes windshields at a traffic light in Boa Vista, Roraima’s capital. February 11, 2017.
A Venezuelan immigrant who did not have a work permit washes windshields at a traffic light in Boa Vista, Roraima’s capital. February 11, 2017.  © 2017 Tamara Taraciuk Broner/Human Rights Watch
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