20/02/2025 – On Thursday (20/02), a 19-year-old Bolivian woman was rescued from a situation akin to slavery in a luxury condominium in the Panamby neighborhood, South Zone. She was held captive, deprived of food and communication with her family, and had received only one salary of R$2,000 in six months of work.
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20/02/2025 – A 52-year-old woman was stabbed to death by a taxi driver on Thursday night (21/02), on Rua Mamoré in Bom Retiro, central São Paulo. The crime occurred inside the taxi, and the perpetrator, who was in a relationship with the victim, fled the scene.
20/02/2025 – On Thursday night (20/02), a man was shot by a military police officer during an attempted robbery in Vila Cruzeiro, South Zone. The suspect, along with an accomplice, was attempting to rob a group of people in front of a market when the police intervened. The other criminal was apprehended, and a toy gun was seized.
20/02/2025 – A woman was arrested after stabbing two people during an argument at the Lila Covas Women’s Shelter, in the Casa Verde neighborhood, North Zone, on Thursday (20/02). One victim, also a resident of the shelter, died, while a staff member was injured. The incident occurred on Avenida Sebastião Henriques.
20/02/2025 – A 20-year-old student was fatally shot on Thursday (20/02), during a fight with a retired military police officer at Vila Matilde station on Line 3-Vermelha of the São Paulo Metro. The altercation began on the train and escalated to a physical fight on the platform, where the officer shot the student. The officer was arrested.
21/02/2025 – On Friday (21/02), in the Mata Porco Favela, in Vila Ema, East Zone, two military police officers assaulted and threatened a man who had been apprehended during an intervention. Filmed slapping him and pointing a gun at his head, they were suspended by the PM’s Internal Affairs.
22/02/2025 – A man died, and three other people were injured in a knife attack at a bar in the Campo Limpo, South Zone, around midnight on Saturday (22/02). An unknown criminal started an argument with customers and stabbed four people, including a waiter who tried to intervene. The suspect fled the scene.
22/02/2025 – An 18-year-old woman was stabbed to death by her boyfriend on Saturday (22/02), in his apartment in the Cidade Patriarca neighborhood, East Zone. According to initial reports, the crime occurred after an argument, and the boyfriend fled the scene, leaving a message on social media suggesting possessiveness as a motive.
22/02/2025 – Actress Maria Ribeiro reported being robbed at gunpoint in São Paulo on Saturday (22/02), around 1:00. Her unlocked phone was stolen, resulting in approximately R$30,000 being transferred from her bank account without her authorization.
22/02/2025 – On Saturday (22/02), at Boteco Dona Tati, in the Santa Cecília neighborhood, Central region, a woman was assaulted by the bar owner, who smashed a glass bottle on her face.
23/02/2025 – During the 2025 pre-Carnival celebrations in São Paulo, at least 880 cell phones were stolen or robbed between Saturday and Sunday (22 and 23/02). Two women were arrested at the corner of Avenida Arquiteto Carlos Bratke with Rua Bragança Paulista, in Santo Amaro, South Zone, with 16 stolen phones. The theft occurred at the Bloco Modo Surto with singer Luiza Sonza.
24/02/2025 – On Monday (24/02), an operation of the Federal Police and Rota discovered a PCC “bunker” in Paraisópolis, South Zone, containing grenades, weapons, ammunition, and 50 kg of cocaine. The operation was launched after three people were arrested after the interception of a suspicious vehicle on Avenida Bandeirantes, near Congonhas Airport, which was transporting weapons and drugs hidden in secret compartments. The investigation revealed that the site served as a tactical base for violent operations, including bank robberies and the kidnapping of authorities.
25/02/2025 – A civil police officer was arrested on Tuesday (25/02), in São Paulo, as part of Operation Hydra, which targets money laundering by the PCC through fintechs. According to Financial Intelligence Reports (RIFs) from the Council for the Control of Financial Activities (Coaf), the fintech 2GO Bank, led by the officer, allegedly conducted cryptocurrency transactions suspected of being linked to terrorist organizations. Fintechs received drug trafficking funds and laundered them through real estate transactions.
25/02/2025 – While committing a motorcycle robbery on Rua das Flechas in Vila Cruzeiro, South Zone, on Tuesday (25/02), two men were apprehended by police after being stopped by a retired military officer. They were later identified as suspects in the January armed robbery and murder of police delegate Josenildo Belarmino de Moura Júnior in the Chácara Santo Antônio neighborhood. One suspect was injured, and the other was arrested.
25/02/2025 – On Tuesday (25/02), three armed men robbed a Caixa Econômica bank branch located on Yervant Kissajikian Avenue, in Cidade Ademar, South Zone. After entering through the rooftops, they took the employees hostage and locked them in a room before escaping with a large sum of money.
25/02/2025 – On Tuesday (25/02), a foreign man was shot and killed by armed criminals during an attempted robbery at a bus stop on Rodovia Raposo Tavares, at km 17.800, in Jardim Boa Vista, West Zone. The assailants, riding a red motorcycle, fled after the crime.
