The number of PM killed in Rio in 2018 is the lowest in 24 years

The number of military police officers killed in the state of Rio in 2018 is the lowest of the last 24 years. According to the internal data of the Prime Minister, 92 police officers were murdered this year, 43% less than in the 2017 archives, where 163 police officers died, according to the Commission for Victimization Analysis. the police. Of the total number of police chiefs killed this year, 24 – or a quarter – were on duty, 13 were retired police officers and 55 were on leave at the time of the crime.

According to the investigation, more than half of the active agents murdered on the outside were stolen or reacted to an attempted robbery they witnessed. Fifteen of these officers were executed in ambushes or were found with traces of gunfire. Eight others were killed after fighting or fighting – two of them were killed by other police officers. A PM was killed by soldiers after a blitz.

In all, 28 MPs – victims of both attempted aggression and executions – were recognized as police officers before being killed. This is the case, for example, of soldier Patrick Batista Lopes, who was on leave in January when he was abducted and killed by traffickers from Favela da Linha to São Gonçalo. The criminals approached Patrick who was in the car and, recognizing him as a police officer, drove him into the favela. The body was found with 11 shots, in the backseat of a vehicle of the RJ-106 highway, in São Gonçalo. The court ordered the arrest of three suspects.

Stories like that of the soldier provoked a tumult and a reaction on the part of society, which began to adopt protocols to reduce police lethality, especially by promoting specially designed courses.

– Since last year, police deaths have enjoyed greater visibility, both inside and out. Outside the Prime Minister. And important steps have been taken by the command, such as courses on the use of firearms and the retraining of retired police officers. According to Colonel Fabio Cajueiro, from the Directorate of Social Assistance (DAS)

A Course to Stay Dying

In 2018, the Prime Minister trained more than 12,000 officers , or about a quarter of the troupe, to courses on reducing victimization, such as police self-preservation, to train police officers to punctuality. get to work – and training on the veiled weapons charge. In addition, Robson Rodrigues, a colonel in the prime minister's reserve and a master of anthropology, also saw a drop in the number of policemen killed as a result of internal policies.

– After the case explosion in 2017, particle policies were more effective at combating victimization. There was an awareness of the problem. This resulted in changes in the officer's behavior during the breaks. On the other hand, it is important to point out that operations in the favelas are the main cause of death in service, which calls into question the effectiveness of the confrontation policy – observes the official.

PM murdered in 2018 has an average age of 39 years – the youngest was 23 years old; the oldest, 68. Of the 79 officers active at the time of the incident, 35 had at least ten years of service. In total, 34% of the officers are sergeants – the most common among the victims, followed by soldiers (25%) and cables (22). Six officers were among the dead

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19659002] The cops of the homicide police of the Baixada Fluminense also investigate the threats allegedly made against the commander by former Prime Minister Antônio Eugênio de Souza Freitas, nicknamed [[19659012] as Batoré, the right arm of Guarabu. In April of this year, Batoré was sentenced to 319 years in prison for a series of crimes on Governor's Island.

The police also suspect information provided by the victim's colleagues who may have contributed to the murder. The major was killed on the first day of work after the holidays in a car used by his father-in-law during his absence. For the investigators, the killers knew the exact day he would return to the battalion using the same vehicle. Two days after the crime, an inspection found 425 crack stones and unnumbered weapons in the 17th BPM police lockers.