Reports also include robberies and escapes at a train station near Engenhão, where the show took place.
The return of the Mexican group RBD to Brazil was not only a source of joy for Brazilian fans who were eagerly awaiting the tour that reunited members Anahí, Christian Chávez, Christopher von Uckermann, Dulce María and Maite Perroni after 15 years.
Two journalists from RJ1, a TV news program from TV Globo, reported witnessing dragnets, robberies and runs in the Engenhão stadium and Méier station on the band’s second day of performance in Rio de Janeiro, in the early hours of this Saturday. , 10. Already on the first day of shows, the 9th, the fans had complained about the lack of police and raids near the stadium.
Journalist Victória Henrique said she saw a robbery after the show, inside the Méier train station. She also said she contacted the Military Police and SuperVia agents, but received no response.
“A man started approaching people at Méier station with a simulated firearm and a machete. He took some cell phones and a passenger’s belongings. We activated the train’s emergency button and contacted the police, but nothing was done,” Victória said live on the news.
Journalist Anna Beatriz Lourenço, who was with Victoria, also told what she saw. “The police were only at the exit of the stadium, only in very close places. Along the stations everything was empty. When the thief approached a passenger, all the other people ran away. There was running, running, people fell on each other, some even hurt themselves.”
The report of Estadao contacted the State Secretariat of the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro to ask about incidents that occurred at the end of the show and whether the number of police officers was greater than on the first day of the show, due to reports of robberies and kidnappings.
The institution sent the following note:
“The Press Office of the State Secretariat of the Military Police informs that, according to the Commander of the 3rd BPM (Méier), no accident of this type was reported during police activities on the occasion of the event, on the second day of show band Rebelde, which took place this Friday (10), in the Engenhão stadium, northern area of Rio de Janeiro. It is worth underlining that a new police plan has been implemented in the region, after analyzing the facts reported on first day of the show and consequently patrols have been intensified at the main access points to the stadium, to ensure the safety of the public.”
Source: Terra
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