Despite a wave of armed attacks, the Brazilian government has sent the national guard to the northeast of the South American country.
Falei agora by telephone with a governor of Fátima, do Rio Grande do Norte. First part of the equipment of Força National en is está em Natal. Outra parte chegará ainda nesta madrugada. E outra amanhã e depois. Destination 220 policiais para auxiliar as forças estaduais. E podemos… https://t.co/TGBWHd2XKA
— Flavio Dino 🇧🇷 (@FlavioDino) March 15, 2023
“The first part is already in Natal. Another part will arrive this morning,” Justice Minister Flávio Dino wrote on Twitter on Wednesday evening (local time). 220 members of the National Guard should therefore support the security forces of the state of Rio Grande do Norte.
Rio Grande do Norte, in the northeastern tip of Brazil, experienced its second “night of violence” on Tuesday with attacks in the capital Natal and at least five other cities, as Brazil’s news portal “G1” reported on Wednesday. According to “G1”, the targets of the armed attacks, citing the police, were public buildings and shops, and cars and buses were also set on fire. Public transport was therefore limited.
Some new pessoas foram presas suspeitas de participarem dos ataques no Rio Grande do Norte on madrugada de hoje, segundo informou a Secretaria de Segurança Pública. It is possible to realize artifacts, weapons and munições, a large part of the amount of money. pic.twitter.com/LfFyUKFkSZ
— UOL Noticias (@UOLNoticias) March 14, 2023
Clashes with police killed one person and arrested at least 25 people. It was initially unclear who was behind the attacks. The newspaper Folha de S. Paulo wrote that it was suspected that organized crime was taking revenge on recent police actions. These actions have resulted in the arrests and deaths of criminals and the seizure of weapons and drugs. (aeg/sda/dpa)
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