One Suspect Held After Knife-Point Robbery of COP30 Journalists in Belém

Overview

• An Argentine reporter and a Chilean colleague covering COP30 were threatened with knives near Belém’s Ver-o-Peso as they walked toward Estação das Docas.
• Off-duty federal highway police pursued the assailants, detained one suspect after he jumped into the Rio Guajará, and recovered a necklace, a watch, and a wallet.
• The victims were uninjured and received assistance at the Delegacia de Proteção ao Turista, according to civil police.
• The detained suspect was booked in flagrante at the Seccional de São Brás as investigators work to identify and locate the second suspect.
• State authorities highlight an extensive security deployment in the Belém metro area ahead of the COP30 opening on November 10.