Hooded men set fire to an ambulance and a tow truck; anti-democratic demonstrations were held nearby
One armed group attacked the concessionaire that manages the BR-163, in Mato Grosso. Hooded, the criminals set fire to an ambulance and a tow truck and vandalized the toll booth. In the region, at the time of the attack, anti-democratic demonstrators were blocking the roads.
The case took place on the night of Saturday 19. Military police, the attack was carried out by about 10 men. An employee who was on site at the time of the incident said he saw three “long guns” in addition to handguns and revolvers.
There is still no information on those responsible for the attack. In the videos circulating on social networks it is possible to see the action of the vandals:
Bolsonarist terrorism On BR-163, in Mato Grosso, 10 hooded Bolsonarists shot at a toll booth and a car and even set fire to an ambulance and a tow truck. All this in the same region where the coup protests are taking place.@STF_official @TSEjusbr🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/PuK90fLzj7
— prof. Diógenes de Sinope (Rafael )Brazil (@RafaelD12266558) November 20, 2022
Vandals set fire to an ambulance and a tow truck during the Rota do Oeste base on BR-163; THERE IS NO INFORMATION ABOUT THE SUSPECTED CRIME pic.twitter.com/AnGVbKUWpJ
— Gabriele Fagundes (@fagundesat) November 20, 2022
In a note to Land, the Rota Oeste Concessionaire reported that there were employees on the spot, but that no one was injured. After the accident, the operation of the user assistance system base (SAU 14), in Lucas do Rio Verde, near Nova Mutum, was suspended and the employees were relocated.
The concessionaire said he was in contact with the public security authorities and was collaborating in the investigation.
Authorities report
Around 8pm on Saturday, the Military police came upon the burning dealership as a Tactical Force team returned to the town of Nova Mutum, around KM 640. .
For Land, it was reported that the PM searched for the criminals, but was unsuccessful in the operation. Furthermore, at the scene of the accident, the PM team collected some boxes of ammunition, as well as three intact 38 caliber ammunition.
Bolsonarista terrorists shot and burned a toll booth, an ambulance and a tow truck on BR-163 in Mato Grosso. pic.twitter.com/IQ0HDE8a1Z
— Lázaro Rosa 🇧🇷🚩 (@lazarorosa25) November 20, 2022
OR Mato Grosso Military Fire Brigade (CBMMT) it was activated at around 2145 to contain the fire at the site. In the affair, as can be seen from the videos of the moment circulated on social networks, it was reported that the group of criminals used a ‘Molotov cocktail’ as a flammable substance to cause the fire.
THE Federal Traffic Police (PRF) he was also contacted by the report and did not respond on a possible relationship between the act and protesters blocking highways in the region. 🇧🇷The facts will be investigated by the Judicial Police.“, they point out.
blocks
As for the BR-193, in Mato Grosso, where the armed attack took place, there is still 9 closures on federal highways in the region, 1 partial and 8 totalaccording to the latest balance sheet released by the PRF of Mato Grosso this Sunday 20 at 13:00.
Anti-democratic demonstrations by groups of truck drivers supporting the defeated president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) have returned in recent days to interdict and block roads across the country. Nationwide, the Federal Traffic Police (PRF) records 29 interdiction on federal highways, 12 total and 17 partial. The update went live around 3pm.
Check out the state of federal highways in Mato Grosso, which stood out as the state with the most checkpoints:
— prf_mt (@prf191mt) November 20, 2022
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