Provisional data report that 6,413 drivers were inspected, 75 driving with excess alcohol and of these, 30 were detained for driving with a blood alcohol equal to or greater than 1.2 g/l. Already 17 people were detained for driving without letter.
The Republican National Guard (GNR) detained 30 people by driving with a higher blood alcohol rate than permitted and 17 for driving without legal qualification on the first day of Operation “Easter 2025”.
In a statement, it today released the provisional data of the operation between 00:00 and 11:59 on Friday, a operation that extends until the 21st and aims to combat crime and contribute to the reduction of road accident during the festivities.
Thus, the provisional data of April 11 show that 6,413 drivers were inspected, of which 75 drives with excess alcohol and of these, 30 were detained for driving with a blood alcohol equal to 1.2 g/l. Already 17 people were detained for driving without legal qualification.
GNR also detected 1,437 road offenses, of which 540 by speeding, 45 excess alcohol, 40 due to lack or incorrect use of the seat belt and/or retention system for children (SRC), 55 for misuse of the mobile phone in the exercise of driving, 139 for lack of compulsory periodic inspection and 68 for lack of obligatory liability insurance.
As for road claim, 268 accidents were recorded, without deadly victims, but, however, with the record of seven serious injuries and 80 minor injuries.
The objectives of Operation “Easter 2025”
During the operation, GNR will continue to prioritize conduction inspection under the influence of alcohol and psychotropic substances, speeding, as well as the undue use of the mobile phone and the correct use of the seat belt and the SRC.
The military force will still be aware of the lack of compulsory periodic inspection and the lack of mandatory liability insurance, as well as the incorrect execution of overtaking maneuvers, change of direction and transfer of passage.
The GNR advises “careful, cautious and defensive” driving, recommending drivers to fit speed to weather conditions, road state and volume of road traffic, avoid maneuvers “that may result in embarrassment for traffic” or somehow may originate accidents.
GNR also reaffirms its commitment to work for the safety of the population, especially “in a period where family life and traditions gain even greater meaning”.
