Nine Killed in 72 Hours on BR-365 as Police Probe Wave of Crashes and Roadway Attacks

Overview

• Federal highway police confirmed a head‑on collision on BR‑365 between Patos de Minas and Varjão de Minas that left one dead and seven injured, bringing the toll on that stretch to nine deaths in under 72 hours.
• Recent BR‑365 fatalities under investigation include a van rollover after a failed overtake that killed a 41‑year‑old driver and a separate truck–car crash near the Curva da Serrinha that killed a 50‑year‑old motorist.
• A driver shot in the leg and neck during an attempted robbery on BR‑277 in Medianeira drove about 8 km to seek help as police later found the suspects’ car abandoned and seized a pickup allegedly used in their escape.
• A 46‑year‑old trucker stabbed during an attempted robbery on BR‑050 in Delta survived after military police applied a tourniquet to stop arterial bleeding, and investigators are still searching for the attackers.
• In Marabá, businessman Anderson Torres dos Santos, 32, was killed in an ambush by a motorcyclist, and civil police located a house linked to the case with roughly half a kilo of cocaine and trafficking materials as the shooter remains at large.