On March 12, 2024, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a bus hijacking incident at the Novo Rio bus station concluded peacefully after intense negotiations. Paulo Sérgio de Lima, a 29-year-old man with a history of robbery and previous arrests in 2019 and 2022, took control of a bus. Lima, who was under semi-open detention, managed […]
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