SAA

SAA event in Minas Gerais, Campo Belo area, Brazil on Mon 9th March 2026

9th March 2026

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On 9 March 2026, in Campo Belo (Minas Gerais), the military police exchanged fire and killed a suspect (likely a drug trafficker due to the material seized from him) during a police operation in the Sao Benedito neighborhood. Agents seized 31 bags of marijuana, cash, a cell phone, handwritten letters containing information about homicides, and two firearms. The operation aimed to arrest the suspects involved in the killing of an off-duty military police officer on 4 March 2026 (coded separately). 1 fatality.

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Minas Gerais ( Campo Belo area )

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