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Many killed in Brazil gang attacks

2006-05-15

At least 30 people have been killed and dozens wounded after a series of attacks on police in Brazil, officials said. The attacks on police stations, patrols and barracks, took place in several cities across Sao Paulo state over a 12-hour period on Friday evening, local time.

Sounds more like Mogadishu than Sao Paolo...

It is thought that the incidents were related to the transfer of organised crime leaders from a criminal group known as the First Command Capital (PCC) to a higher security prison. The attacks, which began at 2300 GMT and ended early on Saturday, left 23 police officers and two civilians dead, the State Security Office said.

Did they spring Mister Big? Or did he make it to his new calaboose?

At least five members of the PCC, too, died in the attacks, authorities said, while about 15 were arrested. Local television news footage showed scenes of police cars riddled with bullets and stations with puddles of blood on the pavement outside. Police said they would not be intimidated by the violence. "The police will not retreat from these attacks," Saulo de Abreu, the secretary of security for Sao Paulo state, told a local news station. "They have struck at the spinal cord... of our security."

Posted by:Fred

#10 I just saw a clip on TV from Sao Paulo.

These gangsters have shut down the largest city in South America. The authority of the state has been shattered. Thugs rule.

Posted by: john 2006-05-15 19:27

#9 Fly low over the Amazon Basin and drop these criminals randomly wherever they choose. The cannibals will rejoice, and the number of criminals will decline rapidly.

Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-05-15 19:16

#8 Isn't the maximum possible sentence in Brazil a term of 30 years imprisonment?

They now have imprisoned gang leaders openly challenging the authority of the state.

The Brazilian state has renounced its monopoly on killing and the gangs have filled the void.

But such open challenge to state authority may be beyond court remedies and the death penalty.
When you declare war against the state, the state must make war on you.

Let the President Lula issue a full pardon to the police and army for what they have to do. Unleash them on the gangs in the slums. Show no mercy. Slaughter them all.

Make the jailed gang leaders simply disappear.

Posted by: john 2006-05-15 17:05

#7 "#6 In 2002, there were 5,719 homicides in São Paulo. 52 dead is less than the tally on a slow weekend."

Actually, that figure is low. I dated a Brazilian girl once and her cousin was a Sao Paulo cop. He told me that each year SP has about 10 000 people murdered. SP is about the same size as NYC, which has a little over 500 murders a year. And as bad as SP is, Rio is far worse and has way more murders and is only half the size. Even Paulistas are too scared to go to Rio...

Posted by: bonanzabucks 2006-05-15 13:15

#6 In 2002, there were 5,719 homicides in São Paulo. 52 dead is less than the tally on a slow weekend.

Posted by: ed 2006-05-15 07:51

#5 Weren't the Brazilians advising 'trigger-happy' Scotland Yard over the Menezes death?? - Maybe they'd like some advice in return - How about go f*ck yourselves. Now, pass me the popcorn..

Posted by: Howard UK 2006-05-15 07:37

#4 Didn't Brazil just join the nuclear club? Why yes, yes they did.

Posted by: Seafarious 2006-05-15 07:24

#3 Latest reports say 52 dead, mostly police.

Posted by: phil_b 2006-05-15 05:24

#2 PAULA ABDUL's "...Trips to BRazil - prepare to...WHAT!". D*** IT, Paula and Madonna, etal. knew, didn't everybody???

Posted by: JosephMendiola 2006-05-15 00:33

#1 "Sounds more like Mogadishu than Sao Paolo..."

I guess you've never been to Sao Paulo...

Posted by: bonanzabucks 2006-05-15 00:30

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