The exodus of Venezuelans gained pace as the government’s plans to address the collapsing economy fueled anxiety, while tensions grew in neighboring countries that have strained to absorb refugees. Over the weekend, Venezuela’s battered business sector warned that President Nicolás Maduro’s plans—including a leap in the minimum wage, new taxes and a currency devaluation—would paralyze the economy and drive more people out. About 2.3 million have fled since 2014, according to United Nations estimates. Meanwhile, a mob burned a refugee camp in Brazil on Saturday in retaliation for a robbery purportedly committed by four Venezuelans, prompting that country’s president, Michel Temer, to order 120 troops to the troubled border. In Ecuador, the government on Saturday began requiring Venezuelans to have a passport, which are nearly impossible to obtain. Peru said it would follow suit after police arrested five Venezuelan men accused of planning a bank robbery. Colombia, which […]