Overview

• Traffic was halted in both directions at km 307 from about 16:20 as roughly 300 people blocked the roadway.
• Social-media videos show burning barricades, bursts of gunfire, honking and people running near Military Police vehicles.
• The Federal Highway Police confirmed it is operating at the scene and reported the occurrence involves Salgueiro residents and armed criminals.
• A Military Police officer was struck in the face by a thrown stone and taken to a local hospital, and authorities did not release the officer’s condition.
• The PRF said the Justice Ministry was notified, two state schools suspended night classes, and three buses were used to obstruct nearby streets as congestion spread toward the Rio–Niterói Bridge.