Rio Police 'Dia D' Nets 271 Arrests and Over 4,000 Phones in Stolen-Device Crackdown

Overview

• More than 4,200 users of flagged devices received 72-hour summons to hand in phones to avoid receptação charges.
• Police inspected over 1,000 establishments during the sweep, and eight shops were interdicted.
• Recovered phones are undergoing forensic processing and are being returned to owners who reported the IMEI.
• Investigators are using the Celular Seguro RJ app, launched in July, to let citizens store and check IMEIs against police and Anatel databases.
• ISP figures show phone thefts and robberies rose 23% from January to September versus 2024, topping 54,000 cases, contrasting with police claims of declines since May.