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A disturbing war cloud is taking shape in northern South America following Nicolás Maduro's unpopular and isolated announcement to annex the disputed Essequibo region of Guyana . The Venezuelan dictator's announcement was based on a referendum with dubious participation and results last Sunday. In response, the government of Guyana summoned the United States Southern Command, a country that this Thursday reported that it will carry out military exercises in the region. "In collaboration with the Guyana Defense Forces, the United States Southern Command will conduct flight operations within Guyana on December 7 ," said a statement issued by the US embassy in Guyana.
This exercise builds on routine engagements and Luxembourg Mobile Number List operations to enhance the security partnership between the United States and Guyana, and strengthen regional cooperation," the text states. Brazil added tension with another announcement: the mobilization of Venezuelan troops in the area. The number of Venezuelan soldiers on the border with the Brazilian state of Roraima has increased in recent days in the context of existing tensions between Caracas and the Guyanese authorities over sovereignty over the Essequibo. Sources from the Brazilian army explained that the state of Roraima borders Venezuela and Guyana, which have been disputed for more than a century over the territory of Essequibo, rich in oil, mineral and environmental resources.
The territory of Essequibo, rich in oil, mineral and environmental resources. However, according to Brazilian sources cited by CNN, there is still no precise data on the extent of the deployment of Venezuelan soldiers and military equipment in the region. In any case, the Brazilian army has ordered to increase its military contingent in Boa Vista from to 400 , capital of Roraima. In addition, the military base of this city will be transformed into a cavalry regiment with the arrival of 22 armored vehicles of the Guaicurus model. At the same time, the military contingent in Pacaraima, on the border with Venezuela, will increase from 30 to 130 soldiers.