2023-10-24 18:08:00
At least 35 buses and a train were set on fire in Rio de Janeiro this Monday (23). The attacks on the vehicles were a response to the death of Matheus da Silva Rezende, known as Faustão, one of the leaders of the state’s largest militia. The situation left traffic chaotic in the western part of the city, affecting eight neighborhoods, and several roads were closed. As a result, bus stations and stops were packed with people trying to return home.
This is the day with the most buses burned in the history of the city, according to Rio Ônibus (the union of companies in the sector). Of the 35 buses destroyed, 30 are municipal and five are BRT (articulated vehicles used in express corridors).
At 6:40 p.m., the city entered a state of attention, the third level on a scale of five. At that time, the population suffered up to 58 km of congestion in the city, double the average of the last three Mondays, according to the City Council. Transportation applications recorded an increase of four times the normal cost of a trip. Twelve people were arrested on suspicion of setting buses on fire and later transferred to federal prisons.
Translated by AZAHARA MARTÍN ORTEGA
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