Prison, carried out by the Civil Police of the State Department of Criminal Investigations), occurred after the suspect was identified by the Sampa Sampa System
A man was arrested on Friday (26) after being identified as the author of an attack on a bus in the south of . Safety cameras images recorded the moment when he threw a concrete stone against the vehicle’s windshield, completely shattering the glass. The crime occurred on Thursday afternoon (25), around 1 pm, on a busy avenue. The video, captured by the internal camera of the bus itself, shows the stone hitting the vehicle, which was still. Additional images of the Sampa Sampa Monitoring System of the São Paulo City Hall were crucial for the investigation. They show the suspect taking a piece of sidewalk floor, breaking it in two and then running toward the bus to throw the object before fleeing the site.
Man throwing stone on bus stop in traffic light of Avenida Cupecê, south of São Paulo
The recordings were shared with the who located and arrested the suspect, referring him to the State Department of Criminal Investigations (Deic). The incident is part of a wave of violence that has scared drivers and passengers. Since June, more than 800 bus attacks have been registered in the capital and metropolitan region. SPTrans reported that, alone in the city of São Paulo, almost 550 vehicles were depredated in the period. The situation generates a climate of fear among drivers, who report insecurity to work.
*With information from Misael Mainetti
*Report produced with the aid of AI
