Woman Arrested Brandishing Pistols

Brazil News

| RIO DE JANEIRO – A 36-year-old woman was arrested on Saturday night by officers of the Special Operations Police Battalion (BOPE) after brandishing two pistols in a bar. The confrontation and arrest took place in the neighborhood of Larangeiras, in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, according to the Civil Police (PC).

Two Pistols (photo: shutterstock.com)

Buyback Campaign Collects 22,200 Firearms

Federal Gun Control Program Pays $60 to $180 Per Weapon

BRASILIA - Between May and early September, the government collected 22,200 firearms across the country, according to a report issued by the National Campaign for Disarmament released Monday by the Ministry of Justice.