The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro coordinated a specialized operation on Monday, April 13, 2026, to remove an explosive device found on the Copacabana beach boardwalk.
The intervention occurred at the site where crews are currently building the stage for a free concert by Colombian singer Shakira. Authorities confirmed the object was detected during the morning hours in a high-traffic pedestrian area. The discovery prompted an immediate response from local law enforcement to secure the perimeter and ensure public safety
Read more…
Source: Soy Carmin News
Sign up for the Counter-IED Report Newsletters
The latest news and insights delivered right to your inbox
Related:
- Three Brazilian footballers injured after a homemade bomb detonated inside the team bus in Bahia
February 25, 2022
Brazilian football team Bahia revealed at least three of their players were injured by a homemade explosive that detonated inside the team’s bus on the way to their match on Thursday. Bahia said on Twitter that goalkeeper Danilo Fernandes is in a hospital due to shattered glass in his face. The club also confirmed left-back Matheus ...
- Brazil bank robbers tie hostages to getaway cars and place explosive devices across the city in Araçatuba
August 30, 2021
Bank robbers strapped hostages to the top of their getaway vehicles after a raid in the southern Brazilian city of Araçatuba. Police said that at least three people were killed, among them one suspect. Officials said more than 20 people took part in the heist, blocking off roads with burning vehicles and placing explosive devices across the ...
- BRICS adopts new counter-terror strategy; Modi says nations supporting terrorists should be held guilty
November 17, 2020
The five-nation grouping BRICS on Tuesday adopted a new counter-terrorism strategy to effectively deal with the menace, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that there is a need to ensure that countries supporting terrorists are held guilty, a call backed by Russian president Vladimir Putin, who dubbed such nations “black sheep of the family”. Modi, ...
- Brazil Supports Demining Actions In Colombian Territory
November 21, 2019
Colombia is one of the most contaminated country with antipersonnel mines, resulting in more than 11,000 victims since 1990, according to the Colombian government’s Office of the High Commissioner for Peace. As of September 30, 2019, 356 Colombian municipalities were declared cleared of antipersonnel mines with the destruction or neutralization of 6,870 explosive devices. However, a ...
- Saudi Arabia-led coalition has used UK-manufactured cluster bombs in Yemen – new evidence
May 23, 2016
Amnesty International has written to prime minister David Cameron and other senior ministers demanding a full Government inquiry into new evidence that Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces have used UK-manufactured cluster bombs – which may have killed and injured civilians, including children – in the conflict in Yemen. During recent field research in Sa’da, Hajjah, and Sanaa ...