A review ensures that Chile is among the top five, while a survey claims that the situation in the region could worsen in the coming months.
Tensions in Latin America due to recent presidential elections in Venezuela continue to increase .
After the votes of July 28, The National Electoral Council (CNE) of this country declared the winner Nicolas Maduro .
This body, controlled by the regime, He assured that the current president had won with 51%. which would have earned him victory over the representative of the majority opposition, Edmundo González.
However, The process has been widely described as electoral fraud. since Chavismo refused to show the minutes that prove the alleged victory.
Faced with this scenario, of the opposition they claim who collected more than 83% of the total minutes and González obtained 67%. while Maduro would have obtained 30%.
Nevertheless, The ruling party has rejected these figures and instead accuses their aim of carrying out a coup. .
The commandos of Edmundo González and opposition leader María Corina Machado, as well as multiple external organizations, reported being victims of political persecution by the regime .
But beyond Venezuela’s controversial domestic political situation, The possibility that more people will seek to emigrate en masse has also raised concerns among neighbouring countries. towards their territories.
According to data from the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR ) updated in June 2024, More than 7.7 million Venezuelans have left their country in the last decade .
The Inter-institutional Coordination Platform for Refugees and Migrants (R4V ) details that, Of these, more than 6.5 million arrived in Latin American and Caribbean countries. .
Similarly, according to a survey conducted in June by the Venezuelan consultancy firm ORC Consultants —investigation to which the Bbc — An estimated five million more citizens are set to emigrate in the next six months if Maduro does not leave power. .
It is worth remembering that the representative of Chavismo He has been in power for 11 years and his supposed victory reported by the CNE would mean six more years .
The 10 Latin American countries that receive the most Venezuelan migrants
The review of available data carried out by R4V and approved by UNHCR shows that Colombia is the country with the most Venezuelan migrants in the region with a total of 2,857,528 until January 2024.
said territory shares thousands of land kilometers with Venezuela so it is a direct neighbor.
For his part, Chile appears in fourth place, with only 532,715 until December 2022. as reported official data saved by R4V.
Below you will find in order The 10 Latin American countries that have received the most Venezuelan migrants .
- Colombia: 2,857,528 until January 2024
- Peru: 1,542,004 until June 2023
- Brazil: 568,058 until March 2024
- Pepper : 532,715 until December 2022
- Ecuador: 444,778 until March 2024
- Argentina: 164,024 until March 2024
- Dominican Republic: 124 141 until June 2023
- Mexico: 113 108 until June 2023
- Panama: 58,158 until February 2023
- Uruguay: 39,689 until March 2024
The Regional Director for the Americas of the International Organization for Migration (IOM ), Diego Beltrand, explained to the BBC that “Venezuelan migration poses humanitarian, economic and social challenges to host countries in the region” .
This resulted in Governments “had to coordinate their efforts to provide immediate assistance, protection and integration opportunities.” to millions of refugees and migrants from Venezuela.
For her part, the director of the Washington headquarters of the organization specializing in migration and human rights WOLA Carolina Jiménez Sandoval, stressed to the aforementioned media that The country most affected by this migratory situation is precisely Venezuela. .
In his words, “The demographic dividend and a very significant part of the economically active population are disappearing” .
“This fundamental human capital continues to be lost deeply hurts Venezuela “, the specialist stressed.
Similarly, Beltrand stressed that “it is It is impossible to predict with certainty what might happen. after the elections.”
Yet he said that IOM “will continue to provide humanitarian support, security and integration opportunities.” so that (Venezuelan migrants) achieve effective stability.
Although the migration of Venezuelan citizens brings a series of challenges for governments in other territories, an article from International Monetary Fund originally published in December 2022 suggests that “Rapid integration of migrants will enable host country economies to increase their GDP by up to 4.5 percentage points by 2030.” .
In the meantime, The plot for the electoral process in Venezuela continues with Maduro in power and Chavismo supporting his permanence
And although the ruling party does not recognize the results presented by the opposition, Machado assured in an interview more than two weeks before the votes that will see Edmundo González sworn in as the new head of state on January 10, 2025 date on which the new period of government begins in your country.
In this sense, he reiterated that the candidate of the United Democratic Platform (PUD) won the election “landfallingly” of July.
Machado said that the fact Whether this happens “depends on what we all do, all Venezuelans inside and outside the country” .
“I trust the Venezuelan people and that is why I know that on January 10 we will have a new president” stressed the opposition leader.
You can view the data retrieved by R4V in more detail by clicking on click on this link .
Source: Latercera
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