On average, a police report for threatening women was registered every 5 minutes last year (2024) in the state of São Paulo, according to data from the Public Security Secretariat (SSP). According to the ministry, until November 2024, 97,434 police reports of threats against women were registered. The numbers for December have not yet been made available by the SSP. In 2023, 97,920 records of the same type of crime were made. The same victim may have made more than one record. In the first 11 months of last year, there were more than 290 threats against women registered per day, which represents 12 threats per hour in the state.
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24/01/2025 – Jasiane Teixeira, known as “Dona Maria”, identified as the biggest drug and gun trafficker in Bahia, was arrested in São Paulo, after being on the run for four years. The arrest took place on Friday (24/1), in a joint operation between the police of Bahia and São Paulo. The criminal is accused of commanding drug and gun trafficking in the region of Vitória da Conquista and other areas of southwestern Bahia. In addition, she is suspected of being a member of the First Command of the Capital (PCC) and of leading Bonde do Neguinho (BDN).
26/01/2025 – Corinthians and São Paulo (football clubs) fans clashed on Sunday afternoon (26/01) on Avenida Marques de São Vicente, in Barra Funda, West Zone. Videos recorded by witnesses and circulating on social media show the moment of the fight. The fans can be seen carrying pieces of sticks and running. There is also the noise of firecrackers thrown among the fans.
28/01/2025 – A member of the Chinese mafia who extorted money from merchants in the region of 25 de Março, Centro, was arrested by civil guards on Tuesday (28/01) after being identified by the facial recognition cameras of the Smart Sampa program. Sentenced to 18 years for extortion through kidnapping and criminal association, the 52-year-old man was part of the Bitong Group. He had been on the run from the penitentiary system since 2023 when he left the penitentiary for the temporary Christmas release.
28/01/2025 – The Civil Police arrested on Tuesday afternoon (28/01), two accused of robbing a tourism agency on Avenida Lins Vasconcelos, in Vila Mariana, South Zone. Security cameras recorded the moment the criminals entered the store and announced the robbery. They pull out a pistol and demand the cell phones and belongings of the two employees. Two civil police officers who were at the scene in an unmarked vehicle reacted.
28/01/2025 – Two men were arrested on Tuesday night (28/01) accused of being part of a gang that robbed businesses in the South Zone of São Paulo, almost always using a shotgun. According to the Military Police, the group acted violently and took, in addition to products and money from the cashier, personal belongings of the employees. Since last week, there have been reports of at least seven robberies committed by the group in the neighborhoods of Santo Amaro, Campo Limpo, Jardim São Luiz, and Morumbi, and in the city of Taboão da Serra.
28/01/2025 – The Civil Police carried out an operation on Tuesday (28/01) in Paraisópolis, in the South Zone of São Paulo, where they arrested a man suspected of robbing and killing a police officer on 14 January during a robbery in Chácara Santo Antônio, South Zone. The criminal stole a cell phone and the policeman’s gun and then fled. Two other men, investigated as his accomplices in the crime, were also detained, according to the Public Security Secretariat (SSP).
29/01/2025 – Mother and daughter were shot on Wednesday night (29/01) inside their home by robbers in São Miguel Paulista, East Zone. One of the criminals was killed by the police. The family was preparing to leave for another daughter’s prom when they were surprised by at least four thieves. Three of them broke into the house looking for jewelry.
29/01/2025 – A Civil Police investigator was arrested in flagrante delicto with a kilo of marijuana and R$ 50,000 on Wednesday (29/01) at Praça Major Guilherme Rudge, in the Belenzinho neighborhood, East Zone. The agent’s arrest was carried out by a team from the Tactical Force of the Military Police. He was taken to the Civil Police Internal Affairs Office.
29/01/2025 – An attempted robbery on Wednesday (29/01) ended with a criminal shot on Avenida Washington Luís, near at Rua dos Tamoios. Around 5:00, four criminals on two motorcycles in the downtown direction tried to steal another motorcycle. According to information from the Military Police, a military police officer who was on his way to work caught the attempted robbery and fired seven shots.
