Madonna show: inspectors find three knives buried in Copacabana sand

The Public Order Secretariat of Rio de Janeiro carried out an operation in the early hours of Friday (3) to find goods and products buried and hidden under the sand of Copacabana beach, where singer Madonna will perform next Saturday (4). with an expected audience of 1.5 million people.

The operation, which was named Tatuí, is part of the security scheme for the presentation. Three knives, 70 coconuts, 32 bottles of water were found, as well as pans, a frying pan and a large metal structure. In addition, around four tons of waste were also removed.

According to the Secretary of Public Order, Brenno Carnevale, the intention is to unblock public space and not allow people to use the beach as a storage facility.

“In this way, this past morning, we carried out this first major Tatuí operation focused on preparing for the Madonna show. We hope that people will also contribute and not use the beach sand as a public deposit”, added the secretary.

The operation involved around 50 agents and was supported by the Military Police, the Municipal Guard and Comlurb.

Watch a video of the operation:

The singer's show will have a reinforced security system

The pop diva's show will have extensive security from this Friday (3).

Around 3,200 Military Police officers. Police officers will be distributed throughout the region and on the streets leading to the show area.

Police personnel will occupy 18 inspection points equipped with facial recognition cameras and with police officers using metal detectors. Another 18 blocking points will be on the streets leading to the waterfront and 64 vehicles and 12 motorcycle patrols will be part of the motorized policing.

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