PCC promotes new wave of attacks in Brazil

Monday, July 24, 2006 

The map shows the regions atacked by the gangs.

The criminal organization known as the PCC (Primeiro Comando da Capital, Portuguese for First Command of the Capital City) is promoting a new wave of attacks against civil and authority targets in Brazil beginning early July. The main attacks are occurring in São Paulo state.

According to the Secretary of Public Security of São Paulo, from 22:00 of Tuesday (11, 01:00 Wednesdays UTC) until the beginning of the evening of Thursday(13), 102 criminal actions against a whole of 118 different targets have been carried out: 65 buses were put on fire, 16 banks, 2 supermarkets and several other buildings were shot or attacked with bombs. The attacks are occurring in the state's capital São Paulo and at least 18 cities of the interior.

The Secretary of Public Security of São Paulo reports 6 deaths among civilian and police officers.

Related news

• "Wave of attacks strike policemen in Brazil" — Wikinews, May 15, 2006

Sources

• "SSP divulga balanço atualizado sobre ataques nesta quinta-feira" — Secretaria de Segurança Público de São Paulo, July 13, 2006

• Aleksander Boyd. "PCC shuts Brazil's industrial centre" — Vcrisis, July 16 2006

• "Another night of terror wreaks havoc in Sao Paulo" — Monsters and critics, July 13, 2006

• "Crime wave in Brazil city enters 3rd day" — Yahoo News, July 14, 2006

• "Brazil gangs rage as Lula stumps for re-election" — Yahoo News, July 14, 2006

• EFE. "Seis muertos en 71 ataques de la mafia de presos en Sao PauloE" — Caracol Radio, July 13, 2006

• "SSP apresenta balanço dos ataques da última noite" — Secretaria de Segurança Público de São Paulo, July 12, 2006

External links

PCC incendeia ônibus.
Brazilian gangs linked to PCC put a bus on fire in Santa Bárbara, 130km from São Paulo. Images from Alessandro Araújo (O Liberal - Americana). Reference: Marcos Brogna's Blog.

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