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Bank robbers strap hostages to getaway cars in deadly raid​


Sao Paulo — Heavily armed gangsters strapped hostages to their getaway cars after robbing two banks in Brazil, in a rampage that left three people dead, police and reports said Monday. Using explosives, drones and heavy weapons, the assailants took over downtown streets in the southeastern city of Aracatuba, home to some 200,000 people.

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Brazil bank robbers tie hostages to getaway cars in Araçatuba

Armed gang members took hostages as human shields, after a bank robbery in Brazil.
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WylieCoyote said:
People I know used to go on vacations down there and I always thought they are out of their minds.
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We vacationed in RIO in 2016.... just have to be very observant at all times.

A very addicting youtube star on travel to rough places ( Bald and Bankrupt), who has visited many places around the world with zero security or escort, to include recent trips to Sinola Mexico, Chechnya, and Burma (Myanmar) , said the only place he ever felt scared/ concerned was of all places... Atlanta, GA.

Think best to be well aware AT ALL TIMES of their surroundings in most of the world with the exception of a few places to include Fiji, New Zealand, and some northern European countries (not even so comfortable including the northern European countries as part of the safe places).
 
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GON said:

Bank robbers strap hostages to getaway cars in deadly raid​


Sao Paulo — Heavily armed gangsters strapped hostages to their getaway cars after robbing two banks in Brazil, in a rampage that left three people dead, police and reports said Monday. Using explosives, drones and heavy weapons, the assailants took over downtown streets in the southeastern city of Aracatuba, home to some 200,000 people.

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Bank robbers strap hostages to getaway cars in deadly raid

Brazil has seen a series of brazen robberies in recent years, marked by a high degree of planning and heavy weapons.
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They must have seen Mitts dog and figured it was not a bad idea. LOL.
 
GON said:

Bank robbers strap hostages to getaway cars in deadly raid​


Sao Paulo — Heavily armed gangsters strapped hostages to their getaway cars after robbing two banks in Brazil, in a rampage that left three people dead, police and reports said Monday. Using explosives, drones and heavy weapons, the assailants took over downtown streets in the southeastern city of Aracatuba, home to some 200,000 people.

www.bbc.com

Brazil bank robbers tie hostages to getaway cars in Araçatuba

Armed gang members took hostages as human shields, after a bank robbery in Brazil.
www.bbc.com www.bbc.com

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Looks likes something from a Hollywood movie.
 
GON said:

Bank robbers strap hostages to getaway cars in deadly raid​


Sao Paulo — Heavily armed gangsters strapped hostages to their getaway cars after robbing two banks in Brazil, in a rampage that left three people dead, police and reports said Monday. Using explosives, drones and heavy weapons, the assailants took over downtown streets in the southeastern city of Aracatuba, home to some 200,000 people.

www.bbc.com

Brazil bank robbers tie hostages to getaway cars in Araçatuba

Armed gang members took hostages as human shields, after a bank robbery in Brazil.
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My wife is Paulista, and we are going next month to see her family because it's been 2 years and we are taking precautions with regard to our health.

Statistically speaking, Sao Paulo is safer than many large American cities. However, Sao Paulo is an oasis. It's a first world city in a 3rd world country. My wife's family has a beach house in Peruibe and it's in a compound with 12 foot high walls with razor wire on top. You go through some serious poverty between Sao Paulo and Peruibe, with a few gleaming high rises mixed in. I would not get off the highway along this stretch unless it was life or death.

The last time we also went to the mountains, to Brazil's highest city Campos do Jordao, at 5300' elevation. Saw a lot of poverty then also, but not quite as bad as going from Sao Paulo to the coast. Still, we only stopped at one rest stop that was gleamingly new and filled with well dressed patrons.

Brazil is pretty sketchy but it can be fun, just stick to the places where there are other tourists, is the advice I'd give. Don't get off the beaten path like you might in the US. Getting lost on purpose is not a good idea.

[edit] and do not ever take a Favela tour as is popular for people to do now. Buses have been held up at gunpoint.
 
WylieCoyote said:
People I know used to go on vacations down there and I always thought they are out of their minds.
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Financially speaking most tourist targeting crimes across the world are pick pockets and robbery, not bank heists of this scale. Most big job like these (at least back in Asia) are done by outsider gang that are not making money in their local day to day turf jobs like asking for protection money, gambling, narco, and adult entertainment.

The 2 I have seen on the news in the past are done by former military gang who knows how to organize, trained, and supplied with all these weapons. Sometimes they are across the border so they cannot be easily caught. They know the local police cannot get them. One of them target a street with 5 jewelers (in 10 mins), so they go in one after another, with a van full of guys outside with AK47. The other kidnapped the son / successor of the richest in the city, with a stalled car roadblock to stop all traffic on a narrow road, then the negotiator walked into the father's house to negotiate, with an explosive belt strapped on.
 
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Brons2 said:
My wife is Paulista, and we are going next month to see her family because it's been 2 years and we are taking precautions with regard to our health.

Statistically speaking, Sao Paulo is safer than many large American cities. However, Sao Paulo is an oasis. It's a first world city in a 3rd world country. My wife's family has a beach house in Peruibe and it's in a compound with 12 foot high walls with razor wire on top. You go through some serious poverty between Sao Paulo and Peruibe, with a few gleaming high rises mixed in. I would not get off the highway along this stretch unless it was life or death.

The last time we also went to the mountains, to Brazil's highest city Campos do Jordao, at 5300' elevation. Saw a lot of poverty then also, but not quite as bad as going from Sao Paulo to the coast. Still, we only stopped at one rest stop that was gleamingly new and filled with well dressed patrons.

Brazil is pretty sketchy but it can be fun, just stick to the places where there are other tourists, is the advice I'd give. Don't get off the beaten path like you might in the US. Getting lost on purpose is not a good idea.

[edit] and do not ever take a Favela tour as is popular for people to do now. Buses have been held up at gunpoint.
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South of Sao Paulo and especially from Curitiba south are just fine. I worked in Blumenau and have friends on the coast, east from there. I was by myself a lot. No issues. Octoberfest in Blumenau was excellent.
 
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