"They were prepared for war": said the chief of the operation who thwarted a double assault and left 11 dead thieves in Brazil

Colonel of the Military Police Mario Alves da Silva He recounted how the operation had ended with eleven criminals killed in Brazil. "The result they wanted was a confrontation"he said.

"The criminals did not want to surrender. They were prepared for the warThey had 10 rifles, four pistols – two 12-gauge and many explosives, "said the police in a brief statement to the press.

The eleven victims they were suspected of theft and died during a shootout with the officers, who were not injured, confirmed the military police. Only one of the criminals was arrested. The incident occurred at a time when the Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro, he asked to be more severe with the crime.

A total of 25 heavily armed robbers with guns and pistols participated in the badault attempt the branches of the Banco do Brasil and the Santander Brazil, located a few meters from the same street in Guararema, a tourist town of about 30,000 inhabitants located about 80 kilometers from San Pablo.

Bolsonaro, in power since January 1, has applauded the "job"ROTA agents, the special operations battalion of the militarized police of San Pablo and who foiled the attempted badault of two bank branches.

"Congratulations to the ROTA Police (PM-SP) for their quick and effective action against 25 heavily armed and equipped bandits who tried to attack two banks in the city of Guararema and has always held a family hostage. 11 bandits died and no innocent person was injured. Good work! ", Said the president via Twitter.

In his inaugural speech, Bolsonaro, reserve captain of the army, committed to fighting crime and honoring "those who sacrifice their lives in the name of security".

One of the main measures to combat crime has been that of unleash the arms trade and prevent the action of criminals, a proposal that complements another proposal to provide legal protection for police officers who kill an offender "in the line of duty".

As Bolsonaro has already said many times, the police must "solve" the crime problem and if "kill 10, 15 or 20 (criminals), with 10 or 30 shots in each, an agent must be decorated and untreated" .