Hi, I´m English, but living in the north of Brazil. When I lived in Roraima we used to go to Santa Helena de Uairén to go duty-free shopping, and buy cheap imports from the Chinese supermarkets. The trips stopped before I left Roraima as the economy went into decline and inflation took hold and the shops in Santa Helena closed.
I fel angry because I kow the Americans have interfered massively in Venezuela, sirring up opposition, throwing false propaganda around, and interfering with the price of oil, to try to destroy economies like Venezuela and Russia. I know the ONLY interest the Americans have in Venezuela is oil. They have zero interest in helping the population, but I do like to hear directly from Venezuelans, as it helps to balance my over-all view of what is happening there. The news in Brazil is heavily pro-America, with our president Temer selling off national assets to foreign companies, incluiding oil drilling rights. Very sad. I hope Venezuela cn pull out of this crisis, but even Chaves would have had difficulty, and Maduro is not the politician Chaves was. If you have any influence over your friends and family still in Venezuela, in my opinion America should NOT be allowed in, by the front door or the back, but it would seem that Maduro will not save your country. Good luck. I hope you will get the chance to go back to a ´New Improved Venezuela´ some day soon! How´s life in Argentina???