01/06/2024 – The Padre José de Anchieta municipal library, which is located in Perus, North Zone of the capital of São Paulo, was invaded by criminals during the long holiday of Corpus Christi (01). Employees reported that when they arrived for work, they found broken cabinets and glass, as well as a lot of garbage scattered around, damaged appliances, and stolen objects. According to officials, this is the fourth invasion in 15 days at the library.
02/06/2024 – A man and two women were arrested this Sunday (2) after stealing ten cell phones during the LGBTQIA+ Parade. The event took place in the region of Avenida Paulista, in the center of the capital. According to the Secretariat of Public Security, civilian police officers in plain clothes were undercover in the crowd when, in Roosevelt Square, they spotted three people acting suspiciously. The team approached and noticed that one of them handed cell phones to a third suspect, who hid the devices in a bag.
02/06/2024 – A 41-year-old man was arrested with 179 bank cards stolen from LGBTQIA+ Parade participants. The event took place on Sunday (02/06), on Avenida Paulista, in the center of the capital. It also carried four card machines. According to the Secretariat of Public Security (SSP), thefts were the main occurrences recorded during the Parade.
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03/06/2024 – An operation against drug trafficking on Monday (3) resulted in the arrest of a 33-year-old man who was carrying more than 1,000 portions of narcotics in a backpack. The case took place in the Vila Mariana neighborhood, in the south zone of the capital of São Paulo. Upon entering the Doutor Mário Cardim community, the police saw a man running with a backpack in his hands. The suspect was caught up by the officers and searched.
03/06/2024 – The Civil Police of São Paulo is investigating the death of a 27-year-old man after performing an aesthetic procedure at the clinic of influencer Natália Becker in Campo Belo, South Zone of the capital, on Monday afternoon (03/05). According to the Secretariat of Public Security, military police officers responded to the incident and were informed that Henrique da Silva Chagas had performed a procedure known as phenol peeling. Soon after the procedure, he began to breathe very hard through his mouth and called for help. The death was registered as suspicious. Later, it was discovered that the influencer was performing the procedures without authorization and had only taken unofficial online courses on how to do the procedure.
03/06/2024 – A man, identified as the leader of a criminal faction, was arrested on Monday (03/06) by the Civil Police in the region of Morro Doce, in Anhanguera, in the north of São Paulo. More than 1,600 portions of drugs packaged for sale were seized, as well as two pieces of dynamite, two ballistic vests, and four cell phones. During the investigation, the police discovered the address of one of the leaders of a gang, who lives in the northern part of the capital.
03/06/2024 – On Monday morning (03/06), on Avenida Cupecê, in Jardim Prudente, South Zone of São Paulo, a group of teenagers tried to steal motorcycles from a dealership, but, as they could not find the keys, they left the place taking only cell phones. According to police, four of the six teenagers aged 16 to 14 were arrested. Three cell phones, keys to a motorcycle, and a fake firearm were seized.
04/06/2024 – A military police officer was caught applying a “rear-naked choke” to a 42-year-old popcorn maker on Vilela Street, in the East Zone of São Paulo. The fight move, also known as a “neck lock,” has been banned in police stops in the state since 2020. Residents who were near the site recorded the police approach, made on Tuesday afternoon (04/06). In a statement, the Secretariat of Public Security said that military police officers approached the man, who reported that he did not have authorization from the city to work as a street vendor.
05/06/2024 – A 38-year-old Brazilian Air Force major was shot in the neck during a robbery on Doutor Cardoso de Melo Avenue, in Vila Olímpia, South Zone of São Paulo, on Wednesday night (05/06). A security camera recorded the moment he was surprised by an armed motorcyclist. In the images, it is still possible to see when the woman who accompanied him took a cell phone from her bag and handed the device to the robber. In the sequence, the major goes towards the bandit, who shoots and flees.
06/06/2024 – An action by the Military Police in Paraisópolis, South Zone of São Paulo, ended with the death of a suspect and two police officers shot on the morning of Thursday (06/06). According to the PM, a team was activated around 10:50 a.m. to respond to an occurrence in Paraisópolis involving drug trafficking, during the event there was an exchange of gunfire with suspects. Still, according to the PM, two police officers and a suspect were shot.
06/06/2024 – The driver of the Porsche that caused a traffic accident that killed a man and injured another person on 31 March was arrested on Monday (05/06). He turned himself in Tatuapé, East Zone of São Paulo. Fernando Sastre de Andrade Filho, 24, had his arrest decreed by the Court on Friday (05/03).
06/06/2024 – On her way to France, a woman was arrested on Thursday at the São Paulo International Airport in Guarulhos for carrying cocaine capsules in her stomach. Another man was arrested while he was trying to carry 8 kg of cocaine to Johannesburg, South Africa.
06/06/2024 – On Thursday (06/06), members of a gang linked to the PCC, were condemned for criminal organization, extortion, use of a firearm, and restriction of liberty of a 48-year-old man and sentenced to up to 18 years of prison. They were running a “Tinder scam” in which they used a fake profile named “Maria Clara” to lure men.
07/06/2024 – In the region of Canindé, downtown São Paulo, a detection dog helped the Military Police seize drugs. This seizure follows a previous search conducted on the 5th and led Operation Impact to seize 407 portions of marijuana, 678 piles of cocaine, and 526 stones of crack, as well as R$286 in cash.
10/06/2024 – In Itaim Paulista, East Zone of São Paulo, a woman was arrested and charged with the murder of her children. According to the Military Police, on Sunday 9 June, she sent her brother a message suggesting she did something wrong, which made him contact the authorities.
10/06/2024 – On Monday night (10/06), two agents of the Metropolitan Civil Guard (GVM) were shot in two robbery attempts, in both Butanta and Freguesia do Ó in Sao Paulo. The interval between the crimes was just 30 minutes. In both cases, criminals managed to escape, and the agents were taken to the hospital and survived.
11/06/2024 – In Vila Alpina (Zona Leste of SP), a suspect was arrested as he was suspected of being part of a criminal group participating in the pharmacy’s robberies. His partner is still on the run, and together they were allegedly stealing medication for the treatment of diabetes, which is also used to promote weight loss.
12/06/2024 – 384.2 kilos of marijuana, cocaine, and crack were seized this Wednesday (12/06) in Paraisopolis, in three abandoned houses. Military police were on patrol in the Paraisópolis community when they spotted a man suspected of being a drug trafficking scout. When he saw the cars, the criminal fled through the alleyways of the community. As the police were running after the suspects, they escaped.
13/06/2024 – On Thursday (13/06), São Paulo Civil Police conducted an operation in Cracolândia (Center) targeted at hotels suspected of being involved in drug trafficking. According to the authorities, this operation aims to investigate how organized crime, such as the PCC, launders money in the city center by using drug trafficking.
13/06/2024 – In the center of Sao Paulo, on Thursday (13/06), Police officers arrested nine detainees, and seized drugs and cash. They are still being suspected of stealing 26 cell phones and a firearm with 24 rounds of ammunition.
13/06/2024 – During a joint operation of the Military Police and the Public Minister of Sao Paulo, more than 170 slot machines and 29 spots for illegal lottery games (Jogo do Bicho) were destroyed. More than 60 people were arrested. Authorities also found seven phones, diverse packs of cigarettes of illegal origin, and R$ 21,000 in cash.
14/06/2024 – A man was arrested at the Guarulhos Airport as he was trying to smuggle 10 kg of cocaine by hiding them in slippers. Overall, last year more than 300 people went to São Paulo International Airport trying to take drugs abroad, and more than 2.5 tons had been seized by federal police.
15/06/2024 – An off-duty Military Police soldier was shot dead in the early hours of Saturday morning (15) after a disagreement at the intersection of the street Rua dos Escoteiros and Rua Lírio da Serra in the Jardim das Camélias neighborhood, in eastern São Paulo. The police officer was surrounded and attacked by a group of four men including the owner of the establishment. One of the criminals stole the agent’s gun and shot him in the back. No one has been arrested until now.
15/06/2024 – The owner of the Malta Rock Bar, in Vila da Saúde, South SP, died on Saturday (15) after being stabbed in the neck and in the back by a customer after he was kicked out of the establishment for harassing a female employee. The attacker was immobilized, disarmed, and arrested for murder.
17/06/2024 – On Monday (17), the Military Police found a trap house in Jardim Angela, in the South of São Paulo, and arrested five men, aged between 18 and 31, and two minors aged 16 and 17. The property was used by members of a criminal faction to store, package, and distribute the drugs. They found almost five kilos of marijuana, four kilos of cocaine, and crack rocks. Cell phones, notebooks, and objects for refining drugs, as well as money, a guillotine, and a compressor, were also seized.
17/06/2024 – On Monday (17) in Paraisopolis, South of São Paulo, the Civil Police arrested two men, aged 23 and 33, for receiving stolen 32 cell phones, as well as a wristwatch, a headset, and two computers. At the other suspect’s house, they found five cell phones, a motorcycle, and two license plates.
18/06/2024 – A 40-year-old man was arrested for breaking into and robbing an elderly couple’s house in the Mandaqui neighborhood, in the north of São Paulo. The crime took place on Tuesday morning (18), and the suspect fled in one of the victims’ cars. According to information from the Military Police, two suspects entered the home and managed to steal jewelry and other belongings from the couple, such as the car, which had been recuperated by the Military Police.
18/06/2024 – The tax fraud scheme targeted by the Federal Police in Campinas (SP) on Tuesday (18) has 530 victims in 200 Brazilian cities, including Sao Paulo. The damage to public coffers totals more than 1 million reais, according to the investigation. Criminals presented themselves as tax consultants with the knowledge and ability to reduce or eliminate taxes. With the trust of the victims, they have been sending out false statements to offset debts for at least 10 years.
18/06/2024 – On Tuesday (18), two 24-year-old men were arrested in the act of illegally carrying a firearm and receiving one in the Parque do Estado neighborhood, on the south side of São Paulo. According to the Civil Police, they are suspected of being involved in the robbery of a house that took place at the end of May in the same area.
19/06/2024 – In the last five months, at least nine robberies and attempts were recorded in locations very close to the address where a young homosexual man aged 24, was killed on 13/06, in the Sacomã region, South SP. In all nine cases, young people were also attracted to the region after arranging meetings through gay dating apps. According to them, they would meet someone through the apps, and after having talked for days, a meeting was arranged in the Sacomã region. There, the suspect offered to pay for a car ride to the location and monitored the victim’s real-time location. Arriving at the scene, the victims were approached by two men who intended to rob them. One of the victims stated that the bandits even shot at him.
19/06/2024 – An inspection carried out on Wednesday (19) by the São Paulo State Traffic Department (Detran-SP), in partnership with the Civil Police, seized 116 silicone fingers at the test site and a practical class of category A and B in the Aricanduva neighborhood, in the East Zone of São Paulo. The molds are often used to defraud the biometric control system of the e-CNHsp in the process of issuing the driver’s license. The person does not appear to take practical and theoretical exams but has their presence confirmed using false fingers. The molds were found in 3 of the 10 cabins inspected.
20/06/2024 – The Federal Police (PF) is investigating Judge Ivo de Almeida, of the 1st Chamber of Criminal Law of the Court of Justice of São Paulo (TJ-SP), and lawyers on suspicion of corruption, respectively, for negotiating the sale and purchase of judicial decisions. In addition to Ivo and the lawyers, at least four other people, who work in different areas, are targets of judicial search and seizure warrants of the PF’s “Operation Churrascada”, which takes place on Thursday (20). According to the PF investigation, Ivo is suspected of selling verdicts in cases under his responsibility. The PF also investigates the suspicion that the judge would force employees of his office to give him part of the salaries they received.
20/06/2024 – On Thursday (20), the São Paulo police carried out Operation “North Impact” against a criminal organization investigated on suspicion of using money from drug trafficking to finance the holding of funk parties in communities in the North Zone of the city. The Civil Police are investigating suspected organized crime and money laundering. According to the investigation, the group used what they earned from the sale of drugs to make funk parties. There is also evidence of the irregular sale of alcoholic beverages to minors, in addition to the incidence of robberies and vehicle thefts in the region.
22/06/2024 – The Military Police arrested an 18-year-old man for drug trafficking in an alley in the Grajaú region, south of São Paulo, on Saturday (22). In the suspect’s home, the teams found more than 5,000 portions of drugs, including crack, cocaine, marijuana, hashish, poppers, and ecstasy, all already packaged for sale. Upon seeing military police officers patrolling the area, the young man ran to an alley and entered a house.
23/06/2024 – The Civil Police, during the “Operation No Signal” that took place on Sunday (23), dismantled a scheme to sell stolen and stolen cell phones in Brás, in the central region of São Paulo. Five suspects have been arrested. According to the information, the teams were investigating the gang for the purchase and sale of cell phones of illicit origin, with complaints of theft and robbery. To do this, the suspects met at a “roller fair” in the central region to sell the products. The police went to the scene and found those involved with 56 cell phones with no proven origin — 19 had been reported stolen or robbed. Furthermore, more than R$ 3,000 and about 330 dollars were seized.
24/06/2024 – Three teenagers attacked employees of a motorcycle store in Lapa on Monday night (24). The suspects tried to steal a motorcycle from the store, however they were unable to start it. One of the teenagers subdued one of the employees while the other two attempted to search for the keys to the motorcycle. Two of the three suspects were arrested.
25/06/2024 – On Tuesday (25) Military Police (PM) rescued approximately 20 people between 17 and 24 years old from a treatment clinic for drug addicts on Bororé Island. Motivated by an anonymous complaint regarding mistreatment at the clinic, the PM found the patients had suffered mistreatment, aggression, false imprisonment, and torture. The monthly fee for hospitalization at the clinic varied between R$800 and R$1800.
26/06/2024 – Police arrested two suspects and apprehended a teenager who committed robberies in Morumbi on Wednesday (26). The men are responsible for five express kidnappings and pix scams in the region. The teenager is suspected of robbing an off-duty military police officer with another man. The man who committed the robbery with the teenager is still wanted.
27/06/2024 – On Thursday (27) Military Police (PM) carried out an operation against organized crime and drug trafficking in Paraisópolis. They found drugs and weapons. The operation was assisted by drones which caught the images over a point with high incidences of trafficking.
27/06/2024 – A man was killed in an attempted robbery on Thursday night (27) on Avenida Engenheiro Luís Carlos Berrini, in Itaim Bibi. The man was approached by four armed men who, according to witnesses, tried to steal his motorbike. The man was shot twice and died. The robbers fled the scene without taking the motorbike.
TRENDS & ADVICE
- Stay away from any protest most likely to occur in the city center, including Avenida Paulista, the MASP, Praça do Ciclista, Praça da Sé, Largo da Batata and Praça da Republica.
- Attention when walking downtown São Paulo, especially in Liberdade and Sé districts. At night, these regions are no-go zones.
- Monitor the local media in order to circumvent protest locations, including social media.
- If caught in a demonstration: remain still and take the time to see which way the crowd is going; attempt to leave the area by going against the movement of the crowd; avoid using your mobile phone, taking pictures or filming the demonstration; go to the nearest building as soon as possible and wait until the situation clears; try to avoid contact with security forces if possible.
- Considering the high crime rate of some locations in São Paulo, business travelers and expatriates should comply with safety rules in order to reduce the risk linked to violent crime. In case of an assault, it is strictly recommended not to resist and avoid making any sharp movement that may irritate criminals, who do not hesitate to open fire.
- Avoid, if possible, circulating through the neighborhoods in the East Zone and peripheral neighborhoods in other zones due to the high rates of various crimes.
- Pay attention when trying to meet new people on the internet as criminals use the dating apps and social networks to apply scams.
- Due to several police operations, drug users previously concentrated in a region called “Cracolândia” have spread across downtown, leading to an increase in petty crimes. Hence, avoid walking around with your cell phone in your hand, in addition to wearing jewels and expensive watches.
- The number of express kidnappings has increased lately due to a new method (PIX) that allows people to easily transfer money using bank apps. Cooperate in order to mitigate the risk of violence.
- Attention to the windows when inside a vehicle. Keep them closed, as criminals use heavy traffic to rob passengers that expose valuables.
- Keep in mind useful numbers: Emergency police number (190), and São Paulo tourist Police (+55 11 3120 4447).
