Economic crisis, political strife drive Venezuela brain-drain - Reuters

After three weeks trapped inside their home, Natalie Pereira and her family made a final decision: they must leave Venezuela.

"I could see clashes from my apartment window, tear gas, every day," Pereira said, recounting violent confrontations between anti-government protesters and security forces earlier this year.

Forty-three people died and hundreds were hurt in three months of confrontations in major urban centers.

"The protests confirmed it - we had to go."

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