Target of the man who fired the shots was a couple who was also in the street of Vila Olímpia and had just been robbed
A 34 -year -old woman was shot on Saturday (12.br.2025), around 20h (Brasília time), while walking along a sidewalk in the neighborhood of Vila Olímpia, a prime area of the south of São Paulo. The target of the shot –who hit the victim’s leg – was a couple who had just been robbed by the author of the shots.
According to information from the program ““, As well Bandman and woman were approached by a false delivery man as they walked down the sidewalk. The woman handed her cell phone, but the man who accompanied her reacted when the robber was preparing to steal another couple, who arrived by car.
The robber and the man went into a body fight, and the woman managed to recover her cell phone. The criminal dropped the gun, and the couple took the opportunity to run away toward a neighboring building.
The robber resumed the gun and fired at least twice against the couple. One of the shots hit another woman walking on the sidewalk. She was hospitalized, but is not at risk of death.
According to the report, the man who reacted to the robbery was a state civil servant in Rio de Janeiro. He left the police station without testifying. According to the Civil Police, he must be summoned to provide clarification on what happened.
Perception of increased crime
A Datafolha survey released on Saturday (12.abr) showed that, in the state of São Paulo ,. The same is true of fear of having a stolen phone or suffering aggression on the street.
The survey was conducted from April 1st to 3rd. 1,500 people were interviewed in São Paulo and 3,054 in the other states. The margin of error is 2 percentage points (for more or less) in state results and 3 percentage points in national results.
In São Paulo cities, 64% of respondents said security worsened in 1 year. Another 26% said the situation did not change, and 8% reported to realize a decrease in crime. In the country as a whole, 58% said he noticed an increase in crime, while 25% said nothing has changed and 15% reported improvement.
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