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posted by martyb on Thursday March 28 2019, @10:19PM   Printer-friendly

Gunmen have attacked a convoy of trucks carrying uranium fuel to a nuclear power plant near the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, police say.

The convoy came under attack as it drove past a community controlled by drug traffickers in Angra dos Reis, a tourist city 145km (90 miles) from Rio.

Police escorting the convoy responded and a shootout followed. No-one was injured or detained.

The convoy reached the Angra 2 plant safely 20 minutes after the attack.

The attack in the Rio-Santos highway is the latest in a series of violent incidents in an area popular with visitors.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47635706

In Brazil, all firearms are required to be registered with the minimum age for gun ownership being 25.[1] It is generally illegal to carry a gun outside a residence, and a special permit granting the right to do so is granted to certain groups, such as law enforcement officers.[2] To legally own a gun, an owner must hold a gun license, which costs R$1000,[2] and pay a fee every three years to register the gun, currently at R$85.[3] Registration can be done online or in person with the Federal Police.[4]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_in_Brazil


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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 28 2019, @11:39PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 28 2019, @11:39PM (#821569)

    Sounds like some Wild West movie with people going around shooting guns, its all over, and life continues like nothing happened.

    I'm just waiting for the first Internet Tough Guy to show up and tell us what he would have done if he had been there.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 29 2019, @02:10PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 29 2019, @02:10PM (#821797)

    Anyone in the White House come to mind?