As in Cameta, they took actions to impede police response and fired shots into the air, apparently to scare people and keep them at home. “It doesn't happen without planning,” Thyone told the Associated Press by phone. Brazil’s powerful organized crime and drug trafficking rings have been suspected of involvement in such attacks in the past. Bank of Brazil said in a statement that it is collaborating with police investigations, and has yet to begin evaluating the structural damage to its branch. Images published by online media outlet G1 showed the facade blown open and shards of glass littering the ground.

Source: Daily Sun December 02, 2020 16:30 UTC