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Rio Reports 731 Carnival Arrests as Tourist Crime Falls and Officials Decry Quick Releases

Officials call quick post-hearing releases a revolving door.

Overview

  • State data released on Feb. 23 cover integrated operations during Feb. 13–17 across police, traffic enforcement and rescue units.
  • Incidents involving tourists fell 43.5% versus 2025, while cell‑phone thefts and robberies against pedestrians declined 32.8%.
  • Security forces reported 60 firearms seized (up 46%), 114 weapon simulacra captured (up 208%) and 112 stolen phones recovered (up 211%).
  • Roughly 30% of the 731 detainees were freed after custody hearings, a result the public security secretary criticized as a revolving door.
  • The Fire Department logged 1,864 maritime rescues, and Operação Lei Seca ran 44 actions with 4,658 drivers stopped and 858 alcohol infractions; the Civil Police chief called the balance the best in recent years.