27/02/2023 – A criminal known as Robin Hood, was arrested by civil police in a mall in Botafogo, South Zone. He is appointed as the biggest thief of luxury residences in the South and West zones of Rio. According to investigations, he usually acts alone and at night. In the last two months, he would have stolen three residences in a luxury condominium in São Conrado, South Zone. From the places, he took money, designer watches and electronics valued at more than R$ 1 million.
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28/02/2023 – A shooting on Araticum Street in Anil, West Zone, left four men dead and one injured. According to the Military Police, officers were responding to a shootout report. Arriving at the scene, they found out that three people were dead and that others were injured.
01/03/2023 – A radiologist was arrested in Copacabana, South Zone after a patient called the police and reported being abused during an exam. According to the Civil Police, it was not the first harassment complaint against him. The victim said she looked for the clinic to do a mammogram. According to her, the technician induced her to undergo a gynecological examination as well, saying that the procedure would be free. During the examination, the doctor touched her without gloves and without her consent.
02/03/2023 – Governor of Rio de Janeiro Cláudio Castro’s father was the victim of a robbery on Rua Visconde de Caravelasno, Humaitá, South Zone. The 74-year-old was in front of a restaurant when a man, wearing a delivery service vest, passed by on a bicycle and took his cell phone.
04/03/2023 – A man was shot during a confrontation between military police and criminals in the Freguesia neighborhood, West Zone. According to the Military Police, officers were in the Tirol community when criminals hiding in the region’s woods shot at them.
04/03/2023 – A group of criminals tried to rob a jewelry store located in Shopping Nova América, in Del Castilho, North Zone. According to the Military Police (PM), there was shooting at the scene. There are no reports of injuries. There is still no confirmation if the criminals managed to complete the robbery. The PM reported that the bandits managed to steal a car on the run.
05/03/2023 – Flamengo and Vasco team fans clashed in the surroundings of Maracanã Stadium, North Zone, before the match between the two teams. In the confusion, one man died of gun shooting, and eight others were injured. The organized fans said the confrontations took place after a change of route made by the Military Police which would have caused them meeting.
06/03/2023 – A municipal guard was beaten with stones in the head in Copacabana, South Zone. In addition to it, three vehicles were also vandalized. According to the Secretariat of Public Order (SEOP), the intelligence sector had already identified that some street vendors planned to attack against the Municipal Guard and SEOP agents.
10/02/2023 – Officers from the Pacifying Police Command (UPP) carried out an operation in Morro dos Cabritos and Ladeira dos Tabajaras, in Copacabana, South Zone. According to the Military Police, an armored vehicle and one of the UPP bases were shot at by criminals in the region. A child was shot at home.
11/03/2023 – A robbery carried out on Avenida Atlântica, in the Copacabana neighborhood, South Zone, was recorded by a taxi driver passing by. In the video, it is possible to see the criminal running for about 150 meters until he reached the victim when the traffic stopped in front of him. He quickly sticks his hand through the vehicle window and runs away, apparently taking something. According to the Military Police, the man was arrested.
13/03/2023 – A student was assaulted during a robbery inside the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) campus, in the Ilha do Governador neighborhood, North Zone. He was approached as he was leaving one of the mess halls. He handed over R$50 to the man, who was not satisfied and beat him until he fainted.
14/03/2023 – A group of four cyclists was robbed by criminals when arriving at Aterro do Flamengo, South Zone, to train. After surrendering, the victims got out of their cars and saw the criminals take the cars, their equipment, and bicycles.
17/03/2023 – Three people were shot during an intense shooting in the Chacrinha community, in Praça Seca, West Zone. The Military Police said that a team that was strengthening policing in the region they were attacked by criminals when the shooting began. After the confrontation, the criminals fled.
19/03/2023 – A prosecutor was shot in the leg during a robbery in Tijuca, North Zone. He was on his way to Maracanã Stadium, where he was going to watch the match between Flamengo and Vasco. The robbery attempt took place on Rua Conde de Bonfim. Criminals took the victim’s motorcycle after shooting him. The prosecutor was taken to the hospital. He works in Baixada Fluminense and participated in Operation Resin against fraud in cargo diversion.
22/03/2023 – Armed criminals set fire to vans at two points in Campo Grande – Cosmos and Palmares -, in the West Zone. The bandits wore camouflage uniforms and fled after setting the vehicles on fire. According to information from the Civil Police, the suspicion is that the attack was led by militiamen from Seropédica, in Baixada Fluminense.
23/03/2023 – An operation by the Civil and Military Police in Complexo do Salgueiro, in São Gonçalo, Metropolitan Region, left 13 dead. Two women were also injured. One of the dead was the main target of the action, the criminal Leo 41, appointed as the head of drug trafficking and responsible for a series of attacks that killed, since 2021, more than 40 public security agents in the state of Pará and who was on the run since 2019. The police were also looking for other Comando Vermelho leaders who orchestrated and participated in the war that affects communities in Rio West Zone. Thirteen rifles were seized. This operation was the deadliest this year and is also among the ten deadliest since 1994.
24/03/2023 – A 44-year-old truck driver was shot dead on Avenida Brasil, near the neighborhood of Parada de Lucas, North Zone. He traveled from Itaperuna, in the Northwest of the state, to Realengo, West Zone, to deliver a load of milk cartons. Military police found the truck driven by the victim crashed into a wall with the driver already shot.
25/03/2023 – A police chase ended with one criminal dead and three arrested in the Rio 450 Tunnel, which connects the Centro and Saúde neighborhoods, in the Port Zone. According to the Military Police, a vehicle disobeyed a stop order at the end of Aterro do Flamengo. Police officers followed them, starting a shooting. The criminals entered the Rio 450 Tunnel on the wrong way, a siege was set up, and the car was intercepted, but the bandits continued shooting. The driver was hit and killed at the scene. Three other men were arrested.
30/03/2023 – A man stole a woman’s purse at a restaurant on Flamengo beach, South Zone. Footage from the security cameras recorded when the criminal passes behind the woman, who was sat at a table. Then he takes her purse, which was hanging. Despite the place being full, no one notices the man’s action.
TRENDS & ADVICE
- During summer months, mass robberies and thefts in touristic spots become the most prevalent security risks in Rio de Janeiro, specially in the city’s South Zone.
- Crowded beaches and its vicinities should be avoided.
- Avoid any display of wealth (jewelry, cell phones), but always carry a small amount of money (R$50) to hand over to muggers.
- In case of robbery: cooperate, do not try to run after the assailant as he or she might not be alone or turn violent.
- In the case of being in the immediate vicinity of a shootout:
- Lay on the ground and seek cover.
- When it is safe to do so, find the nearest building, stay away from windows, do not move unless you are sure that the gunfire has ended.
- Avoid walking alone in poorly lit areas or beaches after nightfall. Avoid walking through tunnels.
- Avoid the vicinity of crime-prone areas such as ‘communities’ (so-called ‘favelas’) and lower-income neighborhoods.
- Be always cautious, even in the areas considered safe such as Downtown, Botafogo, Copacabana and Ipanema. Exercise caution in the Centro during the day and avoid the area after nightfall and on Sundays.
- Be careful when using the GPS as they may lead you to unsafe areas controlled by organized crime. Prefere Cooperative taxis instead of driving yourself.
