Data released by the MJSP (Ministry of Justice and Public Security) indicate that the number of calls for theft, theft and loss of cell phones has increased nearly 39% during Carnival 2026compared to last year throughout Brazil, on the Federal Government’s Celular Seguro platform.
During this year’s festivities, between the 13th and 17th of February, A total of 3,115 requests were recorded. In 2025, there were 2,240 in total, between February 28th and March 4th.
Requests in 2026
- 13/02: 390
- 14/02: 614
- 15/02: 675
- 16/02: 692
- 17/02: 744
Requests in 2025
- 28/02: 290
- 01/03: 472
- 02/03: 504
- 03/03: 483
- 04/03: 491
Os data is recorded based on requests made on the program platformthrough an application that allows the communication of these types of occurrences. If the during a street block, for example, the The victim can use the phone number of someone they trust to register on the platform. Just enter the number of the line that was stolen and access it with your own account.
Police disguised themselves to prevent crimes during Carnival
Scooby-Doo, Ghostbusters, Turma do Chaves, Round 6 and Aliens: They used their creativity to strategically dress up during operations in street blocks throughout Carnival.
To date, 26 with the initiative after flagrant incidents in street blocks in the city of São Paulo. The DHPP (Department of Homicide and Personal Protection) states that what is done is to transform the challenge into a strategy. Furthermore, he classified the agents’ initiative as “innovative”.
The initiative consists of the infiltration of costumed civil police officers, who mingle with revelers to observe suspicious attitudes and make arrests in the actensuring greater protection for the population during the festival.
See one of the actions of the Civil Police
O DHPP explains that the choice of costumes is made in a planned manner and prioritizes characters that naturally integrate into the profile of the eventsin addition to observing criteria such as comfort and safety.
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According to the Civil Police, the Teams are made up, on average, of six to eight police officerswhich operate in locations defined based on intelligence analysis, which considers: history of occurrences, flow of revelers and previous records of thefts.
Among the behaviors that arouse suspicion are individuals who walk around without participating in the party, focusing on partygoers’ pockets and bags, or approaching distracted victims. THE Police rate the performance of police officers as positive until now.
In addition to the flagrant incidents, during stops, police officers consult police systems and, when necessary, use facial recognition via mobile devices. If an open arrest warrant is identified, the arrest is carried out immediately.
