“We are not going to war. We are going to an election”, said the minister, to argue against the decision of the Superior Court of Justice that determined an express ban on the carrying of weapons for hunters, shooters and collectors, the so-called CACs, from this Saturday (1) until Monday. fair (3).
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Torres avoided referring to the CACs, but made indirect criticisms, saying there was no news of a ban on carrying weapons on the eve of the election.
“I think we should be very careful before creating rules and difficulties. Imagine accomplishing this in this number of ballot boxes, at over 90 thousand voting points. What interests us is to hold an election safely in our country”, he argued, in an interview at the National Integrated Command and Control Center.
Balance of the Election Operation
Since Monday, the 26th, the operation has already made 34 arrests and seized more than R$3 million arising from electoral crimes, such as irregular production and distribution of campaign material.
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The ministry intends to release information bulletins on the public security situation in the country every two hours.
Under the coordination of the head of Justice, the Election Operation brings together police forces from across the country. The task force includes the Military Police of the 26 States and the Federal District, as well as the Federal Police and Highway Police (PRF).
Each State has established plans for possible crisis scenarios, which could be caused by political differences or the circulation of weapons in the vicinity of voting locations.
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