Reinforced security. The mayor of Arroio do Meio, Danilo Bruxel (PP), said he had notified the Military Brigade Tactical Force to reinforce security in the municipality.
In Porto Alegre, several businesses were also invaded. A Grêmio product store, located in the club’s arena, was looted on Saturday (4). In Canoas, armed men on boats and jet skis have been prowling abandoned houses to carry out robberies, and there are reports of robberies in hostels in the city.
In addition to looting and robberies in the affected municipalities, scammers take advantage of the situation and divert donations sent to Gauchos. The state governor, Eduardo Leite (PSDB), lamented this situation and said that “in the midst of so much solidarity, there are profiteers who use people’s sensitivity” to steal and carry out scams via Pix.
Tragedy shows the best and worst in people, said Porto Alegre’s Security Secretary, Alexandre Aragon. “Unfortunately, in tragedies, the best in people appears, which is the vast majority, and the worst in people,” he declared in an interview with the program Bora Brasil (Band).
Rain left more than 80 dead in RS
Civil Defense reported that the number of deaths rose to 83 due to the heavy rains hitting Rio Grande do Sul. The update is from this Monday morning (6).
