16/10/2025 – On Thursday (16), the Federal Police launched Operation Denied Drop to dismantle a criminal group that was sending suitcases filled with cocaine from São Paulo’s Guarulhos International Airport to Africa. Agents executed four arrest warrants and five search and seizure orders, seizing cash, a motorcycle, and two luxury cars. The scheme involved an airport employee who diverted the drug-filled luggage into the restricted boarding area, where it was loaded onto a flight to Johannesburg, South Africa. From there, the cocaine was distributed to other African countries and Europe. The operation followed a June 12 seizure of 160 kilos of cocaine, which led to the identification of the suspects through security footage and internal access records.
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17/10/2025 – In Pirituba, a man was shot and killed after attempting to grab the gun of a police officer during an intervention on Rua Doutor Mário Gatti. Witnesses recorded the incident, and although emergency responders arrived quickly, the man did not survive; the case is being investigated by the homicide department as a death due to police action.
18/10/2025 – A man was shot in the neck during a robbery by a group of about eight suspects on the busy Rua 25 de Março, downtown São Paulo. This crime on one of São Paulo’s busiest commercial streets spotlighted the ongoing threat of violent street crime affecting both residents and visitors.
20/10/2025 – A man invaded a clinic in São Paulo, shot three people, and then set their bodies on fire in a shocking act of violence. This incident deeply disturbed the local community and led to the rapid mobilization of police to apprehend the suspect and provide support to the victims.
21/10/2025 – Authorities launched a targeted operation against the money laundering activities of the criminal faction Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), focusing on illicit financial networks routed through toy stores and other businesses within São Paulo. This operation reflects ongoing efforts to dismantle sophisticated organized crime structures operating inside the city.
22/10/2025 – On Wednesday afternoon (22), four armed men broke into a house on Rua Maestro Elias Lobo, in Jardim Paulista, and held a nanny and a child hostage for about 20 minutes. According to police reports, the suspects used a cloned remote control to open the garage gate and enter the residence. The 42-year-old nanny said her hands and feet were tied with nylon cable ties while the child witnessed the scene. The criminals stole jewelry and other valuables before fleeing. The case was registered as armed robbery at the 14th Police Precinct (Pinheiros), and investigations are ongoing to identify those responsible.
22/10/2025 – On Wednesday night (22), a man was robbed at gunpoint on Rua Joaquim Antunes, in Pinheiros, São Paulo’s West Zone — a street already marked by a surge of similar crimes. Security camera footage shows the victim teaching the armed robber how to unlock his cellphone from a distance before being forced to approach and enter the password. The suspect then fled on a motorcycle. This was at least the eighth armed robbery on the same street in three months, all involving motorcycles. Residents have since posted warnings declaring the area high-risk due to repeated assaults.
23/10/2025 – On Thursday (23), an off-duty military police officer shot a suspect during an attempted robbery against two women, one of them a 72-year-old, in West São Paulo. Surveillance footage shows two armed men on a motorcycle approaching the victims as they exited a car. When one of the robbers tried to steal their belongings, the officer intervened, drew his weapon, and shot one of the suspects, who fell to the ground while the other fled and soon surrendered. The injured assailant was taken to a hospital, and the elderly victim remains hospitalized in serious condition.
