Eight Injured in Rio Bus Terminal Blast as Police Probe Homemade Explosive

Overview

• The device was left in an abandoned backpack at the Ilha do Governador terminal and detonated when a Paranapuan employee opened it.
• The blast occurred near a Marine Corps base on Travessa Costa Carvalho, and the Core bomb squad responded to the scene.
• Five patients were treated at Hospital Evandro Freire and three at Hospital Getúlio Vargas, with all released by Saturday morning.
• Police say the improvised explosive was built with gunpowder, glass and nails attached to a metal structure resembling a bicycle pedal assembly.
• The 37th Police Precinct is interviewing witnesses and requesting surveillance footage, as officials cite 186 seizures of similar homemade devices in Rio in 2025, an 11% rise from 2024.