14/08/2025 – An off-duty metropolitan guard was shot eight times during an attempted robbery in Moema, South Zone, on Thursday night (14/08). The crime happened on Alameda dos Aicás, when an armed man got off a motorcycle and fired at the victim, who was using his cell phone. The guard was hit in the leg and ankle but survived.
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16/08/2025 – On Saturday (16/08), TV Globo reported that women denounced assaults in Ibirapuera Park, South São Paulo, stemming from disputes over space during sports activities. Victims said they were pushed, harassed, or attacked while running. A local women’s running group has adopted preventive measures by training in organized groups. The park’s administration condemned the “unacceptable incidents” and announced the installation of fixed surveillance posts. The Metropolitan Guard and the Public Security Secretariat stated they had received no official complaints but reinforced security around the park.
16/08/2025 – On Saturday (16/08), in Vila Maria, North Zone, an off-duty military police officer survived an attempted robbery after the criminals’ weapons repeatedly failed to fire. He and his wife were returning from shopping when three suspects on motorcycles, two disguised as deliverymen, attacked them. During the struggle, the assailants beat him, seized his pistol, and tried to fire it without success before fleeing with his gun, wedding ring, and necklace.
17/08/2025 – On Sunday (17/08), the Military Police and supporters of Santos and Vasco clashed before, during, and after the match at Morumbis Stadium in São Paulo, which ended in a 6–0 victory for the Rio de Janeiro team. Three attempted confrontations and one attempted invasion were recorded, requiring the intervention of cavalry units and riot police. Officers were attacked with stones, bottles, and fireworks, resulting in minor injuries to a horse, damage to a police vehicle, and the assault of an officer. Four men were arrested, according to the SSP, which stated that video footage will help identify the troublemakers.
17/08/2025 – On Sunday night (17/08), the body of 28-year-old physical education teacher Vinicius Moutinho de Paula was found in the back seat of his car, abandoned on Rua Tobias Lellio in Itaquera, East São Paulo. Missing since the previous day, he showed head bleeding and rigor mortis. His ex-girlfriend, the last person seen with him, gave conflicting testimony: she claimed he had consumed alcohol and cocaine, was unable to drive, and that she left the car parked after an argument. However, security cameras show her driving the vehicle alone. Family members accuse her of omitting information and recall a prior incident where she allegedly drugged him.
17/08/2025 – On Sunday night (17/08), a plainclothes military police officer was robbed while waiting for a rideshare car on Rua Erico Veríssimo, in the Raposo Tavares neighborhood, West São Paulo. The assailant, armed and wearing a helmet, stole the officer’s cellphone, watch, and backpack before attempting to flee on a motorcycle. The officer reacted by firing ten shots, four of which struck the suspect, who later died after being taken to a nearby health unit. One bullet also hit a parked car, though no one was inside. The victim’s cellphone was recovered, but the backpack, watch, and the criminal’s weapon were not found.
20/08/2025 – On Wednesday (20/08), a doctor and two nurses were robbed by three criminals on Doutor Almiro Leal da Costa Street, in Itaim Paulista, East Zone. The trio threatened the health professionals inside a black car and fled with the vehicle after pointing a gun at them. Police later located the suspects in the same neighborhood, but they crashed into a pole while trying to escape; a teenager was apprehended, and another man was arrested, both with prior records for robbery, kidnapping, and drug trafficking. A third suspect remains at large. According to the Public Security Department, vehicle robberies in the district increased by 7.6% in the first half of 2025 compared to 2024, despite an overall 3% drop in other robbery cases.
