Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06SAOPAULO765
2006-07-14 08:59:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Consulate Sao Paulo
Cable title:
REDUCED VIOLENCE IN SAO PAULO NIGHT OF JULY 12, BUS
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UNCLAS SAO PAULO 000765
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR DS/IP/WHA, DS/ICI/PII, DS/DSS/OSAC, WHA/BSC
NSC FOR CRONIN
DEA FOR OEL/DESANTIS AND NIRL/LEHRER
DEPT ALSO FOR WHA/PDA, DRL/PHD, INL, DS/IP/WHA, DS/DSS/ITA
BRASILIA FOR RSO AND LEGAT; RIO DE JANEIRO FOR RSO
SOUTHCOM ALSO FOR POLAD
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PHUM KCRM SOCI SNAR ASEC BR
SUBJECT: REDUCED VIOLENCE IN SAO PAULO NIGHT OF JULY 12, BUS
PROBLEMS ON JULY 13
REFS: A) Sao Paulo 761 and Previous B) Sao Paulo 762
UNCLAS SAO PAULO 000765
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR DS/IP/WHA, DS/ICI/PII, DS/DSS/OSAC, WHA/BSC
NSC FOR CRONIN
DEA FOR OEL/DESANTIS AND NIRL/LEHRER
DEPT ALSO FOR WHA/PDA, DRL/PHD, INL, DS/IP/WHA, DS/DSS/ITA
BRASILIA FOR RSO AND LEGAT; RIO DE JANEIRO FOR RSO
SOUTHCOM ALSO FOR POLAD
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PHUM KCRM SOCI SNAR ASEC BR
SUBJECT: REDUCED VIOLENCE IN SAO PAULO NIGHT OF JULY 12, BUS
PROBLEMS ON JULY 13
REFS: A) Sao Paulo 761 and Previous B) Sao Paulo 762
1. Sao Paulo and neighboring cities again suffered attacks the
night of July 12/morning of July 13 from the organized criminal gang
First Capital Command (PCC),though at a reduced level compared to
the previous night. Two deaths from July 12 were reported, though
apparently no one was killed in night attacks. More police stations
were attacked, and assaults against civilian targets continued
(buses, supermarkets, banks, gasoline station, even an ambulance).
Bus burnings, which injured five persons, stranded thousands of
commuters as bus companies withheld their vehicles from the streets;
several of our GSO and Maintenance employees had difficulty making
it to work on time. Bus transportation problems continued
throughout the day of July 13, though most businesses operated
normally.
2. News sources reported up to 106 attacks against 121 targets
throughout the state from the night of July 11 through noon July 13.
The following is the reported tally of the violence during this
period:
-- Eight dead: in addition to the six deaths reported in ref A, a
prison guard was shot in Campinas on July 12 while escorting
prisoners and died later, and a municipal guard was shot in the head
while making rounds at a school in Cabreuva. There were no reported
deaths overnight.
-- At least 25 police/Municipal Guard facilities were attacked
throughout the greater metro area, usually drive-by shootings.
-- At least 68 buses were burned or shot up in locations scattered
throughout the greater metro area and Santos.
-- 12 bank agencies were burned (five Bradesco locations
overnight).
-- Four supermarkets (two more overnight).
-- Various: three used car dealerships, a gasoline station
(fortunately, the bomb failed to detonate),an ambulance (lured out
with a fake distress call),and the office of the state youth
corrections system; all of these attacks represent new targets for
the PCC.
3. Comment: The intensity of the attacks appears to have
diminished, though transportation remained problematic throughout
the day. Septel will report comments made by Sao Paulo State
Governor Claudio Lembo during a lunch with consulate officers. Post
held an Emergency Action Committee meeting (ref B) and will continue
to monitor the situation closely. End Comment.
MCMULLEN
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR DS/IP/WHA, DS/ICI/PII, DS/DSS/OSAC, WHA/BSC
NSC FOR CRONIN
DEA FOR OEL/DESANTIS AND NIRL/LEHRER
DEPT ALSO FOR WHA/PDA, DRL/PHD, INL, DS/IP/WHA, DS/DSS/ITA
BRASILIA FOR RSO AND LEGAT; RIO DE JANEIRO FOR RSO
SOUTHCOM ALSO FOR POLAD
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PHUM KCRM SOCI SNAR ASEC BR
SUBJECT: REDUCED VIOLENCE IN SAO PAULO NIGHT OF JULY 12, BUS
PROBLEMS ON JULY 13
REFS: A) Sao Paulo 761 and Previous B) Sao Paulo 762
1. Sao Paulo and neighboring cities again suffered attacks the
night of July 12/morning of July 13 from the organized criminal gang
First Capital Command (PCC),though at a reduced level compared to
the previous night. Two deaths from July 12 were reported, though
apparently no one was killed in night attacks. More police stations
were attacked, and assaults against civilian targets continued
(buses, supermarkets, banks, gasoline station, even an ambulance).
Bus burnings, which injured five persons, stranded thousands of
commuters as bus companies withheld their vehicles from the streets;
several of our GSO and Maintenance employees had difficulty making
it to work on time. Bus transportation problems continued
throughout the day of July 13, though most businesses operated
normally.
2. News sources reported up to 106 attacks against 121 targets
throughout the state from the night of July 11 through noon July 13.
The following is the reported tally of the violence during this
period:
-- Eight dead: in addition to the six deaths reported in ref A, a
prison guard was shot in Campinas on July 12 while escorting
prisoners and died later, and a municipal guard was shot in the head
while making rounds at a school in Cabreuva. There were no reported
deaths overnight.
-- At least 25 police/Municipal Guard facilities were attacked
throughout the greater metro area, usually drive-by shootings.
-- At least 68 buses were burned or shot up in locations scattered
throughout the greater metro area and Santos.
-- 12 bank agencies were burned (five Bradesco locations
overnight).
-- Four supermarkets (two more overnight).
-- Various: three used car dealerships, a gasoline station
(fortunately, the bomb failed to detonate),an ambulance (lured out
with a fake distress call),and the office of the state youth
corrections system; all of these attacks represent new targets for
the PCC.
3. Comment: The intensity of the attacks appears to have
diminished, though transportation remained problematic throughout
the day. Septel will report comments made by Sao Paulo State
Governor Claudio Lembo during a lunch with consulate officers. Post
held an Emergency Action Committee meeting (ref B) and will continue
to monitor the situation closely. End Comment.
MCMULLEN