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In January this year, criminals held around 20 passengers from Angra dos Reis hostage for 16 kilometers during a robbery
The kidnapping involving 17 passengers at the bus station in Rio de Janeiro, this Tuesday the 12th, was the second of its kind in a space of just over two months. On the night of January 2, a bus coming from Angra dos Reis was robbed and approximately 20 passengers were held captive for approximately 16 km.
On that occasion, the suspects reported a robbery in Avenida Francisco Bicalho, near the Novo Rio bus station, and one of them, armed, forced the driver to take a new road, towards Avenida Brasil. The passengers, whose cell phones and watches were stolen by the first suspect’s two accomplices, were released near the Complexo da Maré, in the northern area.
The kidnapping took place last Tuesday on a bus stopped at the Novo Rio bus station and the negotiations lasted about 3 hours. Remember:
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The suspect in the capture of a bus and the taking hostage of 17 passengers at the bus station in Rio de Janeiro on the afternoon of Tuesday 12th has been identified as Paulo Sérgio de Lima, 29 years old. According to the Secretary of State for Security, Victor Cesar, the criminal has a history of armed robbery and was fleeing from a territorial dispute between factions.
The head of the department reported that Paulo Sérgio is a resident of the community of Rocinha and is involved in disputes over territories in the Muzema region, in the West Zone of the capital Rio de Janeiro. Due to disagreements within the same criminal faction, the suspect was fleeing to Juiz de Fora (MG). The information is from the newspaper The globe.
According to Victor Cesar, the criminal has two previous cases of armed robbery on his criminal record. After surrendering early this Tuesday evening, Paulo Sérgio was taken to the fourth police station, in Praça da República.
The reasons for the hijacking of the bus remain to be ascertained. OR Earth questioned the Civil Police, but received no response. The space remains open for demonstrations.
Shootout before the kidnapping
Two people were killed before the abduction. Of them, a 34-year-old man, identified as Bruno Lima from Costa Soares, was hospitalized in serious condition. He was taken to the operating room at the Souza Aguiar Municipal Hospital, in the Center.
After wounding the victims, Paulo Sérgio de Lima entered the vehicle and took 17 people hostage, including children and elderly people. In total, according to the military police, the bus taken by the hijacker was hit by seven shots.
The Prime Minister’s Secretary of State, Colonel Luiz Henrique Marinho Pires, and the Commander of the Special Police Operations (BOPE) Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Uirá do Nascimento Ferreira, coordinated the actions on site.
After cautious negotiations with police officers from the BOPE Tactical Intervention Company, the criminal surrendered and there were no further injuries. Police officers from the Tourist Areas Police Battalion (BPTur), the 4th BPM (São Cristóvão) and the 5th BPM (Praça da Harmonia) intensified policing around the perimeter and worked to cordon off the area.
Source: Terra
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