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AMERICAS MARKET REPORT
Those on the frontline whose job it is to physically go in to seize the products on order are estimated to commit an average of 8-10 robberies per day, frequently targeting high tech goods.
In one of the latest incidents reported to TAPA’s Incident Information Service (IIS), criminals followed a truck loaded with smartphones from a distribution center and attacked the vehicle and its security escort in broad daylight on the highway connecting Rio de Janeiro and the city’s airport. One of the security guards was shot in the attack in what was just one of up to 22 truck hijackings a day that take place in the city.
In another case on 7 March, four armed criminals invaded an airline warehouse in the cargo area of International Airport of RioGaleao in Rio de Janeiro by hiding inside a trailer as the vehicle passed through the main gate. Heavily armed, the gang reportedly spent 40 minutes in the facility stealing a shipment of mobile devices stored in its security cage, forcing staff to load their truck with the cargo before making their escape.
For the country’s law enforcement agencies, fighting cargo crime is a 24/7/365 occupation and the sheer volume of attacks is constantly stretching their resources to the limit – but the resolve of the Government to target those behind these very public assaults on the Brazilian economy means they continue to close in on, and close down, the organized crime groups behind this growing ‘industry’.
This month, the second phase of ‘Operation Espolidor II’ removed 80 suspects from Rio’s streets who are believed to be connected with cargo crimes in 13 counties. Several stores were closed down and their owners arrested too.
Brazil - Cargo Theft, 2019 enforced are producing encouraging results.
In São Paulo in 2019, the overall total of cargo thefts of 7,315 represented a 16% decrease over the previous year. The same is true in Rio de Janeiro, the other main hotspot of criminal activity, where crimes were down 19% year-on- year to 7,450.
Brazil—Cargo Thefts by Region Rio de Janeiro Q4-2018 & Q4-2019
Whether the news is good or bad, the topic of cargo crime in Brazil is now so widely publicised, it has become a part of everyday life.
TAPA Americas’ latest Brazil Cargo Theft Annual Report, produced in association with Sensitech, gives a revealing snapshot of the size of the challenge facing the authorities. In 2019, TAPA’s IIS recorded a total of 2,816 cargo theft incidents in Brazil, up 1.2% over 2018 and 15.4% versus 2017. In order to be included in the TAPA Americas’ IIS database, an incident must provide information on mode, product category, and city and state.
Data for all known cargo thefts - including incidents where the level of intelligence does not qualify them to be included in the IIS database – offers a glimmer of hope that, despite the high volume of attacks on supply chains, the preventative measures being
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• Araçatuba – up 33% • Bauru -up 17% • Ribeirão – up 13%
Brazil—Cargo Thefts by Region Rio de Janeiro Q4-2018 & Q4-2019
Across the expanse of São Paulo, in Q4 2019 only three of the 11 regions in the Sensitech report saw an increase in crimes:
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