Venezuelan authorities have found another way to impose the adoption of the state-issued cryptocurrency, the petro. Citizens will soon have to pay with the government-controlled digital coin if they want to obtain a travel document. Hundreds of Venezuelans are leaving the crisis-hit country every day.
This past Friday, Venezuelan authorities announced the creation of a new police unit tasked to deal with migration issues, the South China Morning Post reported. Tired of constant food shortages, lack of running water and power outages, many Venezuelans have been leaving the country through illegal border crossings mainly on the 2,200-kilometer long border with neighboring Colombia. Almost a million of Maduro’s compatriots have already moved there. Vice-President Rodriguez said the new force will guard 72 exit points, ports and airports – another hurdle for Venezuelan emigrants.
http://www.petro.gob.ve/descargas/Petro_whitepaper.pdf
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