Overview
- Security staff and police stopped the two Argentine tourists after surveillance video showed them hiding imported whisky and other high-value goods.
- Two Spanish women were recorded committing similar thefts in the same area and were detained by police.
- All four suspects were taken to the 12th Copacabana precinct, formally accused of aggravated theft, and placed at the disposal of Brazil’s justice system.
- Authorities said the Argentine and Spanish consulates were notified and the detainees remain in custody pending judicial processing.
- The arrests are part of the Contraestafa operation in Rio’s south zone, which has registered 14 detentions as police target retail crimes during a surge in tourism.