At least 43 people have already been arrested in Rio Grande do Norte, suspected of participating in criminal attacks carried out in at least 14 municipalities in the state since the beginning of the week.
According to a balance released this Thursday (16) by the local government, by late last night (15), 39 explosive devices had been apprehended, as well as nine gallons of gasoline; five cars and two motorcycles, as well as drugs, ammunition and money.
Also according to the balance sheet, reinforcements from the National Force, with the arrival of 100 agents on Wednesday, have helped to improve the situation, resulting in an approximate 60% drop in the number of attacks against public or private property.
The number of cities affected by the attacks also dropped. The state government reported that the reinforcement in the security staff made it possible to resume the circulation of public transport in the capital.
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The RN was the target of attacks orchestrated by a criminal organization that, supposedly, protests against the precarious conditions in the penitentiaries. Arson attacks were recorded against public buildings, commercial establishments and vehicles in at least 14 Potiguar cities.
Yesterday, one suspected of leading the criminal attacks was killed during confrontation with the police in João Pessoa (PB). According to the state Civil Police, the 29-year-old man was on the run and was located in a house in the neighborhood of Paratibe, in the capital of Paraíba. He would have shot at the civilian police before being hit.
Still according to the Civil Police, the suspect was taken to the hospital, but could not resist the injuries. Investigations point out that the man was responsible “for financing and distributing weapons to the group that carried out the attacks”. The police found a pistol and a car on him.
