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Armed Forces to combat violence in Rio de Janeiro
October 25 |
Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, said he will reinforce the federal government’s support to put an end to organized crime groups and militias that make life in Rio de Janeiro with the Armed Forces.
According to the Brazilian president “the problem of violence in Rio de Janeiro ends up being a problem for Brazil”.
In this sense, Lula da Silva affirmed that the structures of the Ministries of Justice and Defense will be used to help fight organized crime.
“We do not want to intervene Rio de Janeiro, we do not want to take authority away from the governor, from the mayor. When Rio has a problem, the problem is of all Brazil, just like the fires in the Amazon. We want to help without pyrotechnics, with concrete measures. We have to fight the militiamen,” said Lula.
For his part, Justice Minister Flávio Dino said Tuesday that he suggested to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to send army troops to the area of the conflict, attributed to organized crime.
“We are discussing the issue of the participation of the Armed Forces in some areas,” said Dino.
The measure follows an attack on 35 buses and a train on Monday in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, according to the attack was perpetrated by a group of militiamen.
The governor of Rio de Janeiro, Cláudio Castro, informed that after the attack 12 people were arrested under suspicion of terrorism crimes.
Of this group, six were released due to lack of evidence. The rest will be sent to federal prisons.
According to official sources, the criminal actions originated as a response to the death of Matheus da Silva Rezende, nephew of the head of the militia, Luis Antônio da Silva Braga, who operates in the area, after an operation by the Civil Police of the State of Rio de Janeiro.
Luis Antônio da Silva Braga, alias Zinho, is also wanted by Brazilian authorities.
International
Seven bodies found with signs of torture in Sinaloa
Mexican authorities discovered seven lifeless bodies on Wednesday, showing clear signs of torture, in the rural area of Culiacán, Sinaloa, just one day after the same number of bodies was found in several municipalities in the western state of Mexico.
Six of these seven victims were found along the side of the highway that connects Culiacán to Mazatlán, near Laguna de Canachi, according to local media reports, which also noted that messages addressed to a criminal group were found near the bodies.
This brings the total number of violent deaths in the region to seven within just 24 hours. On Tuesday, authorities reported more victims found in the municipalities of Culiacán, Elota, and Mazatlán.
Among the victims identified was a local cattle rancher named Ramón Velázquez Ontiveros, as well as a police officer from Mazatlán, who was killed by a motorcyclist outside his home in San Marcos.
International
Málaga paralyzed by new storm as torrential rains hit Spain
Thousands of people were evacuated and trains were suspended as torrential rains once again struck Spain on Wednesday, following the devastating floods that killed at least 223 people two weeks ago, most of them in the Valencia region.
The national meteorological agency (Aemet) issued a maximum, red-level alert for the Andalusian province of Málaga in the south, and for Tarragona in the northeast, due to the new DANA (isolated depression at high levels), also known as a cold drop.
The city of Málaga appeared to be the hardest hit by the rains, with more than 3,000 people evacuated from 1,000 homes near rivers, flooded streets, and the suspension of urban transport and train services to Madrid.
“Today Málaga is paralyzed,” said Andalusia’s regional president, Juan Manuel Moreno, to reporters. “I know it is a problem for citizens not being able to take their children to school or go to work, but after what we saw in Valencia, we need to ‘prevent’ and minimize the impact in terms of loss of life,” he added.
The storm also led to the postponement of a match between Spain and Poland in the Billie Jean King Cup women’s tennis competition, which was scheduled for Wednesday afternoon in Málaga.
International
Hezbollah launches explosive drone strike on Israel’s defense headquarters
The Lebanese Islamist movement Hezbollah claimed on Wednesday that it launched an attack with explosive drones against the Israeli army’s headquarters in Tel Aviv.
The Iran-backed organization reported in a statement that it had carried out “an aerial attack with a squadron of explosive drones” targeting the site that houses Israel’s main defense institutions.
Hezbollah later stated that it also fired a barrage of rockets at the Glilot military intelligence base in the suburbs of Tel Aviv.
The Israeli military indicated that “sirens sounded in several areas of northern and central Israel following the launch of projectiles from Lebanon.”
It later clarified that “five projectiles were identified over the territory, and some were intercepted.”
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