2023-09-24 01:06:31
Military police report that weapons and drugs were seized in an operation in Crisópolis, in the interior of the state
WILLIAN MOREIRA / FUTURA PRESS / ESTADÃO CONTENT National Human Rights Ombudsman investigates the operations that caused 30 deaths in Bahia
At least five men were dead shot during a police operation already Bahia in the early hours of this Saturday, 23. According to PMthey were shot in a confrontation in the city of Chrysopolis, about 200 kilometers from Salvador, the capital of Bahia. This week, six people were also killed by authorities in Feira de Santana. The police said they were trying to curb the sale of drugs by armed men on the city’s streets when shots were exchanged with the suspects. Everyone would have been rescued but they did not survive their injuries. According to the PM, weapons such as a submachine gun, a shotgun, revolvers and ammunition were seized, as well as drugs such as cocaine and marijuana. In recent months, Bahia has faced an increase in cases of police violence. In September, 46 deaths in clashes with the military police were recorded, the vast majority in peripheral neighborhoods of cities in the state governed by Jerônimo Rodrigues (PT).
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