In the confrontation, a military police officer was also hit in the leg and remains hospitalized.
Military and Civil Police teams intercepted, in the early hours of this Thursday (29), a criminal group that was organizing to try to rescue inmates from Eunápolis prisonin the south of Bahia.
Weapons, magazines and ammunition were found in a dense forest region, during specialized police action.
At the time of the siege, there was a confrontation and eight criminals ended up injured. They were taken to a medical unit in the region. Preliminary information points to the possibility of drug traffickers from Rio de Janeiro among the resisters.
During operation, a military police officer was hit in the leg. He received immediate treatment and remains hospitalized.
Weapons, magazines and ammunition were found in the early hours of this Thursday (29), in a dense forest region
*With information from SSP-BA
