A police officer is shot during residents’ protest against the lack of electricity in SP

A police officer is shot during residents’ protest against the lack of electricity in SP


According to the Public Security Secretariat, the bullet passed through the Prime Minister’s leg; His health status was not disclosed.

A military police officer was killed on Tuesday 7th during a demonstration of residents without electricity in Avenida Giovanni Gronchi, in the Morumbi region, in the south. According to the Secretariat of Public Security, the bullet passed through the leg of the prime minister, who was taken to hospital for medical treatment. His health status was not disclosed.

Also according to the SSP, the military police were following the protest when the avenue began to be blocked after residents set objects on fire. Police officers reported that some protesters were carrying “Molotov cocktails” and taking cover behind shields.

Last Friday, the 3rd, a storm caused hundreds of trees to fall in the city, interrupting the electricity supply in much of the capital: more than 2 million addresses were left without electricity. Last Tuesday, the power outage once again affected residents of the capital.

Heavy rains have claimed the lives of at least eight people in the state. In more than 40 municipalities, including the capital São Paulo, incidents of tree falls occurred. There were more than 2 thousand calls for accidents according to the civil protection and fire brigades throughout the state.

Source: Terra

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