Matheus Rezende, known as Faustão, was shot dead in the community of Três Pontes. He was appointed number 2 in the militia hierarchy
The attacks on buses began after the death of a militiaman in the west of Rio de Janeiro on Monday afternoon (23). Matheus da Silva Rezendeknown as ‘Faustao’was killed during a firefight with the Civil Police. The militiaman was appointed number 2 in the hierarchy commanded by the militia leader Zinho, in the community of Três Pontes.
One A 10-year-old boy was injured in the same shooting, according to family members. He was taken to UPA Patience and released after treatment.
Consequences
According to Rio Ônibus, 35 buses were burned in the region at the behest of criminals. Other vehicles and tires were also set on fire, closing several streets in neighborhoods such as Campo Grande, Santa Cruz, Paciência, Guaratiba, Sepetiba, Cosmos, Recreio, Inhoaíba, Barra and Campinho.
🚨NOW: More than twenty buses were set on fire in different parts of the West Zone after the death of the criminal known as Faustão, second in the hierarchy of the Zinho militia, the largest in Rio. pic.twitter.com/zkYOiYAd6p
— Thaismuquici the return! (@thaismuquici2) October 23, 2023
Classes were suspended in 32 public schools in the region. In some, students and teachers who were at school stayed to stay safe.
Brazil Avenue
Rio’s main highway, Avenida Brasil, was closeda bus was crossed on the road.
Governor of RJ
OR governor Claudio Castro he congratulated the action of the Civil Police against organized crime. “We will not stop. Our actions to suffocate organized crime have produced daily results”, Castro said.
“In addition to his relationship with the criminal, he acted as a ‘man of war’ for the paramilitary group, being mainly responsible for the turf wars that terrorize the inhabitants of Rio. Organized crime that dares not challenge the power of the state! “
I want to congratulate our DGPE police officers, Core and Draco, for arresting today, in Santa Cruz, Faustão o Teteu, the right-hand man and nephew of the militiaman Zinho.
We will not stop! Our actions to stifle organized crime have produced daily results.
— Claudio Castro (@claudiocastroRJ) October 23, 2023
BRT
The Rio Operations Center (COR-Rio) reported that the first bus that caught fire was on Rua Felipe Cardoso, near the BRT Cajueiros, in Santa Cruz.
According to MobiRio, a public company that manages the BRT system, only the Transoeste corridors were circulating 13 (Alvorada x Mato Alto – Expressso), 25 (Alvorada x Mato Alto – Parador) and 22 (Jd. Oceânico x Alvorada – Parador).
According to the Municipality of Rio, the criminal activity has repercussions in the neighborhoods: Guaratiba, Inhoaíba, Paciência, Cosmos, Santa Cruz and Magarça.
🚨🦤Retaliation attack by militiamen in Rio:
Municipal schools with lessons suspended because, to prevent other transport service buses in the West Zone from being set on fire, the decision to suspend lessons was necessary. pic.twitter.com/fRIXJpaW82
— Clan Pellicano (@ClaPelicano) October 23, 2023
Source: Terra
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