Two people were killed, including a 9-year-old girl, and at least 15 were injured in a shooting during a carnival in Rio de Janeiro’s metropolitan area, authorities said on Monday.
The incident took place in the municipality of Magé on Sunday night, when a crowd followed a Carnival parade on the beach and a shootout broke out between a police officer and an alleged local criminal known as “Bu,” Rio’s military police said. January.
“A 35-year-old woman” and “a 9-year-old girl” died as a result of the gunfight, which also left “15 injured” who were taken to area hospitals, the mayor’s sources said. office told EFE of Magé.
According to the Marechaussee, the alleged criminal, identified by the pseudonym ‘Bu’, had “confronted” the police.
The Brazilian press reported that the fight was related to love conflicts.
The alleged bandit was shot in the chest and the police officer in the leg, according to the same sources.
The Magé City Council regretted what had happened and announced in a note that “it will by decree prohibit any activity related to street parades until the end of Carnival”.
Brazil marks its biggest celebration these days with the celebration of so-called “blocos”, the noisy parades that drag thousands of people through the streets of the country’s main cities.
The official celebration started last Friday and will continue until next Wednesday.
Source: DN
