On Wednesday night (22), the Military Police of São Paulo arrested a group for thefts from commercial establishments in the cities of Caraguatatuba, São Sebastião and Ubatuba, locations affected by heavy rains last weekend. Two men, aged 25 and 26, and three women, aged 23 to 27, were arrested in flagrante delicto. Two teenagers were arrested.
In addition to theft, cities face cases of price abuse in perishable products and mineral water.
Procon and the Civil Police will inspect commercial establishments in the region. In places where abusive prices are identified, the police and Procon technicians will assess whether it is appropriate to apply a fine or whether it is a crime provided for in the Consumer Protection Code. In this case, in addition to administrative measures, criminal measures will be adopted, for referral to Justice.
roads
Rio-Santos Highway (SP-055) still has partial traffic restrictions at some points – Rovena Rosa/Agência Brasil
According to the state government, the last total interdiction point on the Rio-Santos Highway (SP-055) was cleared late yesterday afternoon (22). Traffic, for the time being, is cleared for rescue and service vehicles. Technicians from the Department of Highways (DER) are monitoring the road, and the forecast is that traffic will be released to vehicles in general this Thursday (23).
The DER has already released several points that were completely obstructed in Rio-Santos, in the stretch between São Sebastião and Ubatuba, and now have partial interdiction.
On Rio-Santos, the stretches between Km 136 and 142 are partially blocked, due to the fall of a barrier and trees (Praia do Guaicá and Toque Toque); between 157 and 162, barrier fall (Praia de Maresias); Km 164, barrier drop (Boiçucanga Beach); and Km 180, tree fall (Praia Preta).
The ascent of the mountain can be done by the Anchieta-Imigrantes System, Rodovia dos Tamoios or Rodovia Oswaldo Cruz, depending on the point on Rio-Santos where the driver is and the destination. If you are at Praia de Juquehy (km 176), towards Bertioga, the alternative route is just the Anchieta-Imigrantes System.
For the driver who is on the other side of the section with total interruption of the SP-055, at km 174, alternative routes can be Rodovia dos Tamoios or Oswaldo Cruz. total ban on SP-098, Mogi-Bertioga, due to a broken pipe at km 82, in Biritiba Mirim.
There is a partial closure at km 90 and 91, due to the collapse of the barrier, and at km 87, due to erosion. Recovery services began on Tuesday (21).
The Rio-Santos road has 13 sections partially blocked due to falling barriers, falling trees and erosion problems. On the Oswaldo Cruz Highway (SP-125), there are three sections blocked due to falling barriers.
According to the Transport Agency of the State of São Paulo (Artesp), there is a stretch of congestion on the Anchieta Highway (SP-150) between kilometers 12 and 10, towards the capital, and at some points on the highways that connect the interior to the Capital . Normal traffic on Rodovia dos Imigrantes (SP-160).
The Tamoios Highway is also operating normally, with an ascent towards São José dos Campos on the new Serra da Serra lane and a descent to the coast on the old lane. Traffic is normal.
The Castello Branco-Raposo Tavares System registers slowness in the two stretches of the expressway, towards the capital: from km 25 to km 24 and from km 17 to km 13.7.
On Anhanguera (SP-330), there is congestion between km 14 and 11.3 and slowdowns between km 62 and 60 and between km 105 and 104, all in the capital direction. On Rodovia dos Bandeirantes (SP-348) there is congestion between km 18 and 13.3, heading towards the capital.
On the Ayrton Senna/Carvalho Pinto Highway, traffic is normal, without congestion.
identified victims
So far, 49 deaths have been confirmed in the municipalities most affected by the storms – 48 in São Sebastião and one in Ubatuba. 38 bodies were identified and released for burial – 13 adult men, 12 adult women and 13 children.
Currently, the security forces remain providing assistance and support to the victims of the rains. There are 1,730 displaced people and 1,799 homeless across the state.
The State Department of Health informs that 20 adults and six children who were victims of the rains were treated, so far, at the Regional Hospital of the North Coast (HRLN). Seventeen of them remain hospitalized, and their state of health is stable. Five patients have already been discharged and four have been transferred to other units.
In addition to strengthening service, the secretariat forwarded a set of inputs received from private companies, philanthropic entities and the state itself to assist victims of excessive rainfall.
water and donations
The São Paulo Social Fund has already collected more than R$660,000 in resources for the purchase of food baskets and blankets for victims of the rains on the north coast. Since the beginning of the campaign, around 55 tons of donations have been sent to the cities of Guarujá, Bertioga, Ubatuba, Caraguatatuba and São Sebastião.
The water systems were restored in all municipalities on the north coast served by the Basic Sanitation Company of the State of São Paulo (Sabesp): São Sebastião, Ilhabela, Ubatuba, Caraguatatuba and Bertioga.
Sabesp maintains the distribution of free cups of water and the supply of water by tank trucks. Any abusive pricing practice in the region must be reported to Procon.
