A group of about 30 heavily armed criminals attacked a bank branch of Caixa Econômica Federal on Wednesday night (22) in Itajubá, in the south of Minas Gerais. According to information from the Military Policy, five people were injured, four police officers and one city resident, shot while passing by car.
Among the police officers, one man was wounded with a rifle shot in the arm, another was rescued with a broken leg. Also according to the company, two other men had minor injuries.
In a note, the Municipality of Itajubá commented on the passerby hit during the action, stressing that the man is not at risk of death. “The City Hall is giving all the necessary support to help our security forces at this time”.
The PMMG states that it is still in action at the site, “using a large number of police officers, dogs, helicopters and vehicles”.
The case took place around 11:45 pm on Wednesday (22). The suspects fled in five vehicles towards Campos do Jordão, in the interior of São Paulo, according to the corporation. Police found abandoned cars on the outskirts of Itajubá.
new cangaço
This Wednesday’s action is part of the practice of the so-called “new cangaço” in Brazil. These are crimes committed during the night or dawn, in which a group surrounds a city, usually in the interior of the states, and steals large amounts of money.
According to Public Security specialist and professor at Faculdade Getúlio Vargas (FGV), Rafael Alcadipani, the term refers to “actions in which there is an attempt to dominate an entire city so that criminals try to extract large volumes from bank branches”.
Source: CNN Brasil
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