“A man started approaching people at Méier train station with a simulated firearm and a machete. He took some cell phones and a passenger’s belongings. We pressed the train’s emergency button and contacted the police, but nothing was done,” Victória said live on the news.
Reporter Anna Beatriz Lourenço, who was with Victória, also told what she saw. “The police were only at the exit of the stadium, only at very close points. Everything along the train stations was empty. When the thief approached a passenger, all the other people ran. There was a race, race, people falling on each other, some even getting injured.
The report from Estadao contacted the State Secretariat of the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro to ask about incidents at the end of the show and whether the number of police officers was greater than on the first day of the performance due to reports of robberies and kidnappings.
The institution sent the following communication:
“The press office of the State Secretariat of the Military Police reports that, according to the commander of the 3rd BPM (Méier), there was no call for such an incident during police operations at the event on the second day of the fair. Band Rebelde, which took place this Friday (10) at the Engenhão Stadium, in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro. “It is worth highlighting that a new policing program has been implemented in the region after analyzing the facts reported on the first day of the show and, as a result, patrols have been intensified at the main access points to the stadium to ensure the safety of the public.”