CARACAS.- A plane that has previously been used by the Venezuelan regime would have traveled to the border with Brazilreported CNN Brazil.
According to the website ADSB Exchangea plane Airbus A-319registration YV2984, operated by Conviasa, a Venezuelan state airline that has been used by Nicolas Maduro In the past, it came out of Caracas towards the Brazilian state of Roraima.
Later he returned to the Venezuelan capital.
The same website describes the aircraft as “a government VIP plane” that “It has been used by the dictator Nicolás Maduro on official trips”.
“The YV2984 aircraft is part of the Venezuelan regime’s fleet and has already been subject to US sanctions“, detailed the source.
According to reports from the Brazilian headquarters of CNN“the plane landed at the Santa Elena de Uairén airport, about 250 kilometers from the border with Brazil, which is equivalent to just over three hours of travel.”
“In March 2020, the aircraft was included in the sanctions list published by the OFAC (United States Office of Foreign Assets Control). This means that it could be seized if it enters the territory of the United States or allied countries.”.
The American media indicated that “the aircraft is not the only one used to transport Nicolás Maduro”, however, so far there is no evidence to confirm that the Venezuelan president was on board when he arrived at the Brazilian border.
CNN contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazilto the Federal Police and to Ministry of Defense for comment, but still no response.
The alleged flight of the Maduro government plane to Brazil occurs on the same day that the president of the United States, Donald Trumpdeclared Venezuelan airspace “completely closed”.