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Bandits burned the cars of a dealer and a gas station in Fortaleza. Most attacks were on public buildings: the Detran headquarters and even police stations. In one of them, criminals blew dynamite under a seized vehicle.

"It was a pretty big explosion, no … To do that … Put the car on top of the others We have information that pieces of this car were stowed on the roofs of neighboring residences ", said the delegate Evandro Alves.

In the metropolitan area, the attack targeted the police station for women. The criminals also destroyed an agency in Caixa and part of the headquarters of the municipality of Maracanaú.

Ceará police reported attacks in 20 cities. And this time also in the interior of the state. In Morada Nova, bandits set fire to school buses. In the capital, city buses circulated with 30% of the park for most of the day.

"I came here at 4 am, I came for a walk from home, which is not that far, but I got here and I did not have any bus ", says a pbadenger. "Since 5:30 am, I'm here, nothing, not even a bus.

The viaduct that the bandits attempted to overthrow by an explosion is still forbidden.It is located on the BR-020 road, which connects Ceará to Piauí: Shoring should not be completed until Saturday (5)

The first men of the National Force are due to arrive in Fortaleza later this Friday (4) In all, 300 men will increase security for at least 30 days The decision to send the troops was made by the Minister of Justice, Sergio Moro, at the request of Governor Camilo Santana of the PT

"There is more than violence, where the homicide rate increases, where there is a dispute between the factions for the territory. So, they fight the territory. That's why violence in Ceará is very important, "said National Secretary of Public Security, General Guilherme Theophilo.