Eight suspects died and a military police officer was injured during an operation by the military and civil police, in the early hours of this Thursday (29), who thwarted an attempt to rescue inmates at the Eunápolis Penal Complexin the extreme south of Bahia.
According to the SSP-BA (Public Security Secretariat of Bahia), the . Preliminary information from SSP indicates that .
During the operation, there was a confrontation between the criminals and the police, which resulted in the death of the eight suspects. Still according to information from SSP-BA, h. In the same action, a military police officer from Rondesp Sul was hit in the leg, received medical attention and remains hospitalized for observation.
in action this Thursday. The authorities highlighted that overt and intelligence actions continue to be reinforced throughout the region, with the aim of preventing new attacks and rescue attempts at the Eunápolis prison.
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In December 2024, 16 inmates managed to escape from the Eunápolis Penal Complex, in the extreme south of Bahiaafter an armed attack on the prison unit.
According to SEAP (Secretariat of Penitentiary Administration and Resocialization of Bahia), around 11pm on December 12, 2024, a group of heavily armed men invaded the prison, causing an intense exchange of gunfire with security agents. During the confrontation, the criminals opened two cells, allowing the inmates to escape.
