Brazil partially closing Venezuela border, allowing trucks

BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil will partially close its border with Venezuela starting on Wednesday to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, while allowing trucks with merchandise to continue crossing, President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday.Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta had urged closure of the border, which hundreds of Venezuelan refugees cross daily.Bolsonaro said partially closing the border was the sensible thing to do, as the epidemic advanced in Brazil with 291 con