Venezuelans rest next to their belongings at a bus terminal, after being expelled from the Pacaraima border control by Brazilian civilians, in Santa Elena, Venezuela August 19, 2018. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
PACARAIMA, Brazil (Reuters) - Fearful Venezuelan immigrants lined up in smaller numbers to enter Brazil on Sunday at the only border crossing between the two countries one day after violent protests by Brazilian residents drove hundreds back across the frontier.
The Brazilian army, which reinforces security at the Pacaraima border post, said 1,200 Venezuelans, including women and children, fled back into Venezuelan on Saturday when residents went on a rampage after the stabbing and beating of a local shop owner.
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