01/09/2024 – On Sunday (1) night, police officers from the 33rd BPM were called to go to the Municipal Hospital of Japuíba, where a 29-year-old man had been admitted as a victim of a firearm. The victim died later. A cousin of the victim, who was the one who helped him, said that the crime occurred during a dance at Banqueta. Unconfirmed information shows that the killer, who would be related to the victim’s wife, would have fled after the crime, which happened amid confusion over a speaker.
This Content Is Only For Subscribers
To unlock this content, subscribe to INTERLIRA Reports.
03/09/2024 – Seven vessels, which together add up to about R$ 5.6 million, were seized for smuggling through fraud on Tuesday (3) in the Bay of Ilha Grande, in Angra dos Reis. The action is part of Operation “Wind in the Keel”, carried out by the Federal Police, Federal Revenue, and the Brazilian Navy. The owners were summoned to give testimony and may answer for the crimes of misrepresentation, smuggling, and embezzlement. According to the investigations, the vessels are suspected of being smuggled from abroad and defrauded in Brazil.
03/09/2024 – The Military Police arrested on Tuesday (3) a man suspected of drug trafficking in the Bracuí neighborhood in Angra dos Reis. With him, a radio communicator and narcotics were seized.
04/09/2024 – On the night of Wednesday (4), a 42-year-old man was executed on Rua Principal, in Bracuí. Witnesses said that a silver Peugeot paired with the victim’s car, and someone inside the vehicle fired the shots. According to the first information, the victim was armed but did not have time to react.
10/09/2024 – A man convicted of raping a vulnerable person was arrested by agents of the 33rd BPM in the early evening of Tuesday (10), in Serra D’água. Against him, there was an arrest warrant from June 2023. The man, a 52-year-old housekeeper, was sentenced to 19 years, 5 months and 10 days in prison.
11/09/2024 – A shootout took place in Morro da Glória 1. The incident happened during an operation carried out by agents of the 166th Precinct, on Wednesday afternoon (11), an operation in Morro da Glória 1. During the action, a drug dealer was arrested, one was killed, and two users were arrested. In addition, agents blew up a smoke shop and an abandoned building that was used for the preparation of narcotics.
16/09/2024 – On Monday (16), agents of the Reserved Service (P-2) of the 33rd BPM arrested two individuals for drug trafficking in Campo Belo, in Greater Japuíba. According to the police, Igor Correia, 27, and Samuel da Cunha Barbosa, 34, were found with a wide variety of narcotics, as well as a radio transmitter. A minor was also apprehended in the operation.
17/09/2024 – On Tuesday morning (17), the Military Police of the 33rd BPM stationed in Vila do Abraão on Ilha Grande, received information that a man would be selling drugs in a local village. The agents went to the scene and found Vitor de Jesus da Silva, 32, from Rio, and Diogo Santos da Silva, from Valença, 22. In a type of warehouse, agents found cocaine and marijuana.
20/09/2024 – A 24-year-old drug dealer was hiding a large quantity of drugs in an apartment on Rua Jasmim, in Promorar, in the Campo Belo neighborhood. The Reserved Service (P-2) of the 33rd BPM went to verify the complaint on Friday (20) morning. As soon as they arrived at the scene, the suspect surrendered and was informed where the drug was hidden. In the operation, marijuana was seized.
20/09/2024 – In the early hours of Friday (20), agents of the 33rd BPM caught a 23-year-old man using a saw bow to steal telephone cables on Theóphilo Massad Street, in the vicinity of the Municipal Stadium. During the arrest, he told the PMs that he wanted to sell the material to a junkyard.
21/09/2024 – On Saturday (21), the candidate for mayor of the PL (Liberal Party – Right), his candidate for vice, and his entourage, which included candidates for councilors, were attacked by gunfire in Morro do Santo Antônio, in the Center. They were campaigning, as recommended by Brazilian electoral legislation, but were prevented from going up the hill by local drug traffickers who belong to the Red Command (CV).
26/09/2024 – Two men were arrested red-handed for the crime of embezzlement at the end of the night of Thursday (26), in the Parque das Palmeiras neighborhood. The criminals were caught applying the fake Pix scam to a merchant in Japuíba, who delivers pizza and hamburgers.
TRENDS & ADVICE
- Shootouts remain the main risk facing personnel in Angra dos Reis. Several security operations related to drug trafficking are also registered almost every month.
- In the case you find yourself in the immediate vicinity of a shootout:
- Lay on the ground and seek a solid cover.
- When it is safe to do so, find the nearest building, stay away from windows, 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.
- If your are in your car, the engine block is a good barrier behind which you could seek protection.
- Be cautious when in the vicinity of ‘communities’, particularly: Downtown, Parque Belém, Sapinhatuba I, Sapinhatuba II, Sapinhatuba III, Areal, Parque Mambucaba, Japuíba, Frade and Morro da Glória I and II.
- Avoid stopping on BR-101 roadside, due to cases of robberies, especially in the most isolated areas.
- Be careful when walking downtown as there is a risk of property crimes, thefts and robberies.
- After nightfall, avoid circulating on the BR-101, due to the increased risk of robbery and assault.