Rio's PM reinforces policing for Monday's holiday
Action aims to reinforce policing on roads, beaches and tourist attractions during the Nossa Senhora Aparecida holiday.
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The Rio de Janeiro Military Police launched Operation Safe Travel for the October 12th holiday, mobilizing 1,400 agents on roads, beaches and transport terminals until the 13th to ensure the safety of travelers.
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Why It Matters
The operation takes place during the Nossa Senhora Aparecida holiday, a period of high tourist flow in Rio de Janeiro.
The Military Police of Rio de Janeiro put into practice Operation Safe Travel, for the Nossa Senhora Aparecida holiday, with the purpose of intensifying the policing of intercity roads, expressways, beaches, tourist attractions and bus stations. The action came into force this Friday (9), with around 1,400 military police officers and 80 vehicles in the period until next Tuesday (13).
Operation Beach in the metropolitan region of Rio will intensify policing on the coast that stretches from the beaches of Leme, in the south zone, to Recreio dos Bandeirantes, at the other end of the city.
The Expressway Policing Battalion (BPVE) intensified patrolling on Avenida Brasil, TransOlímpica, Linha Amarela and Linha Vermelha, which are the main expressways accessing the beaches, with approaches for passenger and public vehicles.
The Tourist Areas Policing Battalion (BPTur) has teams at points of high tourist circulation, such as Rodoviária Novo Rio, Santos Dumont and Tom Jobim airports, in addition to the Píer Mauá region. Luggage searches will be supported by the Battalion of Actions with Dogs (BAC).
On the main highways and roads that connect the capital to regions with a large flow of vehicles, mainly towards the beaches of the Lagos Region, due to the long holiday, the military will be ready to act in visibility points along BR-101, RJ-106 and RJ-104.
The Airmobile Group (GAM) will also be on standby to support patrolling teams of military personnel who will be operating on state roads.
Bus station
Rio Bus Station also prepared for the long holiday on October 12th. According to the concessionaire, as of this Friday, the terminal is expected to register 112,450 travelers, between departures and arrivals.
The busiest days are already mapped out. Friday recorded the biggest departure from Rio, with more than 29 thousand people using the terminal to travel by bus (17 thousand boardings and 12 thousand disembarking). The biggest return is scheduled for the end of October 12th, with 12,750 people returning to Rio, mainly at the end of the day.
Open Questions
- Were there significant incidents recorded during the operation?
