Teams from the City Guard of Rio de Janeiro and street vendors clashed during the afternoon of Tuesday (11), on the streets around the Nilton Santos Stadium (Engenhão), before the singer Shakira’s show.
Agents of the Secretariat of Public Order (SEOP) did an operation to remove the street vendors who would be selling irregular goods in the area. During the action the turmoil began. A member of the guard was injured in the eye and sent to a hospital.
In a video posted on the Internet you can see the moment when street vendors run on one of the streets and even set fire to some objects.
The Municipal Guard was fired and was involved in the confusion. Military Police from the Méier Battalion and Special Rounds Battalion teams and crowd control were called and reinforced safety.
The singer Shakira’s show was scheduled to start at 21h.
Cardboard sold for R $ 40.00
Before the show begins, under a scorching sun and maximum temperature in 40 ° C, some street vendors were recorded selling pieces of cardboard to fans of singer Shakira.
In this video you can see a man in line with pieces of cardboard and counting some notes. In a moment it is possible to hear the price that varied that from $ 30 to $ 40.
NOTE – SEOP
Agents of the Secretariat of Public Order made planning around the Nilton Santos Stadium when they went to remove illegal street vendors from the stadium control perimeter. According to the teams, there was resistance and the teams were attacked with bottles and stones. An agent was injured in the eye, being sent to an ophthalmological emergency. It was necessary to use non -lethal equipment to disperse confusion.
The street vendors also set fire to garbage to disrupt planning actions. Comlurb has already been triggered.
This content was originally published in Guarda and street vendors confront before the Shakira show on RJ on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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