Massacre in a bar in Brazil: 11 people killed by bullet

At least 11 people died Sunday afternoon in Brazil, when hooded men opened fire on people in a bar in the city of Belém, according to the Ministry of Public Security (Segup) of the city of Belém. State of Pará.

The military police said that everything started when seven armed men They arrived at the scene and began shooting at the victims. The institution also noted that among the dead, there are five men and six women, among whom would be the owner of the bar who was the target of the attack.

The state civilian police opened an investigation and said that there was no official information for the moment on the reasons or the alleged perpetrators of the crime.

A police source explained to the agency Efe that agents work with the possibility that it is a dispute between criminal factions for the control of drug trafficking in the region, known for its high rates of violence. Another hypothesis, according to the informant, is that this could be a revenge for the death of two policemen militarized last week.

Witnesses who were at the scene at the time of the attack told the local media that the seven men fired several shots, including in the heads of the victims. Some of the guests in the bar managed to hide, were not hit by bullets, and were treated by ambulances at the scene.

In order to fight against the strong wave of violence in the state, the Minister of Justice and Public Security of Brazil, Sérgio Moro, responded to the request of the Governor of Pará, Helder Barbalho, and authorized the dispatch of hundreds of agents of the national security force.