Brazil: Military police killed 11 thieves who tried to steal two banks

A member of the gang has been arrested and authorities have seized seven rifles, two 12-gauge rifles, explosives and bullet-proof vests, as well as three vehicles, including two armored vehicles, governor.

The document indicates that the operation was known in advance by the authorities, which made provision for provisions that "prevented any inhabitant [de Guararema] he was injured, including a family that was taken hostage in a residence located near one of the banks.

A previous note indicated that at least 25 badailants were about to "blow up cash machines when they were stopped by the police and, in order to escape, they fired at the units. ", which resulted in a continuation and an exchange of fire in several places. Guararema

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro congratulated the agents who participated in the operation "for the rapid and effective action". "11 bandits are dead and no innocent person was injured.

"Good job," he wrote on his Twitter account, showing his intransigent policy against crime, which has prevailed since his election on January 1.

Similarly, the governor of Sao Paulo, Joao Doria, congratulated the soldiers who "sent more than ten bandits to the cemetery", in statements on the GloboNews television channel.

The governor of Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Witzel, revealed in an interview published last Sunday that the police in this neighboring state had recourse to snipers to shoot down armed suspects.

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