01/04/2025 – On Tuesday (01/04), a joint security operation in the Casinhas do Bracuí neighborhood led to the arrest of a 19-year-old drug trafficker. Acting on intelligence about drug-selling points and barricades, civil police, military police, and municipal agents raided Rua das Acácias, where drugs were openly displayed. The suspects fled, but one man was caught hiding in a ditch with a radio tuned to the traffickers’ frequency. He admitted to working for a local Red Command (CV) leader. Police seized drugs, money, and cell phones.
02/04/2025 – On Wednesday (02/04), a civil police operation in the Morros da Carioca and Santo Antônio triggered a shootout with drug traffickers from the Red Command (CV). A woman was injured in the leg by shrapnel. The operation targeted a local drug-selling point. The traffickers fled into the forest while shooting. One armed suspect was found injured after the gunfight.
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02/04/2025 – On Wednesday night (02/04), military police from the 33rd BPM arrested a man for drug trafficking in the Areal neighborhood. Acting on a tip about a dealer operating in a narrow alley on Rua da Paz, officers found the suspect visibly nervous. He was caught with marijuana and cocaine.
03/04/2025 – On Thursday evening (03/04), a man was arrested for drug trafficking in Morro da Glória 1 by intelligence agents from the 33rd Military Police Battalion. Two suspects fled when police arrived; one was captured on the Venâncio staircase. At the scene, officers seized marijuana and cocaine. The local drug trade is reportedly controlled by the Red Command (CV).
03/04/2025 – On Thursday (03/04) in Vila do Abraão, Ilha Grande, a man allegedly set fire to his rented home, causing the flames to spread to two neighboring houses and a nearby forest area. The fire prompted the intervention of the fire department and caused panic in the community. The suspect, described as acting erratically, was detained by police after being assaulted by locals.
06/04/2025 – On Sunday (06/04), while the body of a longtime resident was being mourned in the city center, criminals broke into his home in Praia Longa, Ilha Grande. They looted valuables and set the house on fire. According to local reports, the community is increasingly dominated by criminals.
08/04/2025 – On Tuesday (08/04), a murder attempt occurred at Bar Adecel, located on Travessa Miguel Elias Miguel, locally known as Beco da Cirrose, in the city center. A 55-year-old customer attacked the bar owner’s son from behind with a machete, striking him in the head. The assault, recorded by a security camera, happened at 19:21. The suspect was arrested.
11/04/2025 – Between the night of April 11 and the morning of April 12, a 46-year-old woman was raped and strangled to death with a cord in her home in Encruzo da Enseada. Her body was found on April 13 by her partner. According to witnesses, several men were seen entering the house Friday night and leaving Saturday morning in the victim’s car, later found abandoned along the Rio-Santos highway. The case is under investigation by the 166th Police Precinct.
13/04/2025 – On Sunday (13), three men suspected of drug trafficking were arrested after exchanging gunfire with civil police in Campo Belo. The suspects were found at a drug-selling point and one of them was shot and taken to a hospital. Officers seized marijuana, cocaine, crack, hashish, and other narcotics. The arrests were part of Operation Sufoco, targeting drug trafficking in the region.
16/04/2025 – On Wednesday (16), a man identified as the leader of drug trafficking in Sapinhatuba III was arrested during a patrol in Nova Iguaçu, Baixada Fluminense. He attempted to mislead officers by presenting a fake driver’s license, but was taken to the police station, where his real identity was confirmed. He was found to be wanted for drug trafficking and homicide, with two outstanding warrants issued in 2024.
17/04/2025 – A man was arrested on Thursday (17), during a police operation on Ilha Comprida, near the popular tourist area of Ilha da Gipóia. He was caught with 40 kg of cocaine and a large quantity of drug packaging materials. The suspect was taken to the 166th Police Station and charged with drug trafficking. This was the second major drug seizure in Angra during the Easter holiday; earlier in the week, officers had uncovered a drug lab in a wooded area of the Bracuí neighborhood, though no arrests were made in that case.
18/04/2025 – A man was arrested on Friday (18) on Rua Prefeito João Gregório Galindo, in the Morro da Glória area. He is accused of killing a 46-year-old woman by strangling her with a wire in her home in the Encruzo da Enseada neighborhood during the night of April 11 to 12. According to police, the suspect stole the victim’s car and fled with bottles of alcohol, which he later sold to fund his escape to Itaguaí (RJ). Security camera footage and witness testimony helped identify the suspect, who initially denied the murder but confessed during questioning. He is also under investigation for a separate child sexual abuse case and remains in custody at the 166th DP, where the crime is being investigated as a possible femicide.
23/04/2025 – A shootout broke out on Wednesday (23) in Morro do Santo Antônio, after undercover officers from the 33rd Military Police Battalion were attacked while responding to reports of drug trafficking. Three armed men opened fire as police approached, prompting officers to return fire. Following the confrontation, four suspects were arrested while attempting to flee and hide in an abandoned house. A sweep of the location led to the seizure of marijuana, crack, cocaine, ecstasy, bottles of ether and a radio transmitter. All detainees were taken to the 166th Police Station and remain in custody.
25/04/2025 – The body of a man of approximately 31 years old was found on the afternoon of this Friday (25), on the sand of Praia do Anil, located on Avenida Airton Senna, in the center of Angra dos Reis, on the green coast. The victim was known in the city and identified as homeless. A 35-year-old homeless man was arrested on Sunday morning (27) as a suspect in the crime.
TRENDS & ADVICE
- Shootouts remain the main risk facing personnel in Angra dos Reis. Several security operations related to drug trafficking are also registered every week.
- If you find yourself in the immediate vicinity of a shootout:
- lay on the ground and seek a solid cover.
- If you are in your car, the engine block is a good barrier behind which you could seek protection.
- When it is safe to do so, find the nearest building, stay away from any windows, and do not move until the gunfire has clearly ended.
- Attention to the sounds of shots when driving through BR-101, which has on its margins many gang-controlled zones.
- Be cautious when in the vicinity of ‘communities’, particularly: Downtown, Parque Belém, Sapinhatuba I, Sapinhatuba II, Sapinhatuba III, Areal, Parque Mambucaba, Japuíba, Frade, Bracuí, Morro do Santo Antônio, and Morro da Glória I and II.
- Avoid stopping on BR-101 roadside, due to cases of robberies, especially in the most isolated areas and after nightfall.
- Be careful when walking downtown as there is a risk of property crimes, thefts, and robberies.
- Attention to scams that may reach you through a WhatsApp message, e-mail, SMS, or a call.
