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At least 25 dead in police operation in Brazil

Brazilian authorities reported that a police operation against a gang specialized in bank robberies left at least 25 suspects dead in the state of Minas Gerais, in southeastern Brazil, this Sunday, October 31.

In the same way, they indicate that the gang planned to attack financial institutions during the All Saints holiday.

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“The preliminary information that we have for now is that more than 20 criminals died,” said the Federal Highway Police (PRF).

The security forces broke into two gangs. In the first, the shooting confrontations with the police left “18 dead” and several more died in the collision; In the second property, the PRF source reported, they only reported that there were no victims among the security forces. During the operation, they seized a large amount of weapons (long weapons, rifles, grenades, ammunition), bulletproof vests and several stolen vehicles.

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It should be remembered that, in recent years, Brazil has registered large-scale bank robberies have become more frequent and hostages are sometimes used as human shields.


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