HIGHacled · L2 · armed_conflict2025-04-03
[Brazil] Battles: Armed clash
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On 3 April 2025, in Luis Eduardo Magalhaes (Bahia), military police officers exchanged fire with a suspected drug trafficker. The officers were conducting an operation against drug trafficking when they spotted the suspect, who tried to escape in a vehicle. The officers chased the suspect, who fired against them, leading up to an armed clash. During the clash, the suspect was shot and killed. A woman was also arrested for drug trafficking during the operation. Police seized drugs. 1 fatality.
- Severity
- HIGH
- Occurred
- 2025-04-03
- Country
- Brazil
- Event type
- armed_conflict
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