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Two Brazilian cops are involved in the kidnapping of a tourist of New Zealand

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Car where the New Zealand's tourist was held hostage The Military Police (PM) arrested two military police officers who kidnapped and extorted the New Zealand's fighter jiu-jitsu, Jason Lee. The crime happened last Saturday (July 23), in Duque de Caxias, in the metropolitan area of ​​Rio de Janeiro, when the athlete was returning from a competition. According to the advisory press of the corporation, the case is being determined and if any misconduct proved, the two cops will be subject to administrative disciplinary proceedings and may be expelled. The PM said that "does not tolerate misconduct and acts like this sadden the nearly 50,000 honest police officers fighting crime every day," the statement said. Through its social network, Jason said officers approached him and threatened him with arrest if he didn't get in the police car. The New Zealander, who lives ten months in Rio, also said that the police took him to ATMs, for him to take m

Delegation of Sweden denounces substandard structures and lack of cleanliness in the Olympic Village

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The delegation of Sweden was the most recent team to participate in the Rio 2016 to complain about the Olympic Village facilities, in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro. In the early hours of Tuesday (July 26), the country's athletes have left the place and complained about the structure of the apartments. The delegation complained about the lack of cleanliness and problems on the floor and walls. Athletes of Sweden took a taxi to the hotel where they will spend the coming days, as the adjustments are made. Last Sunday, newspapers had reported that women's football Swedish team chose to stay in a hotel instead of the Olympic Village. The head of the Australian delegation Kitty Chiller had refused to stay in the Olympic Village, just by problems as reported by Peter Reinebo, the head of the Swedish delegation. On Monday, the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee undertook to leave the "flawless" village until next weekend.

Man revolts and undresses to get into bank

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A man took out all the clothes after being stopped by a security guard, when he tried entering a bank branch in Foz do Iguaçu, city of south Brasil. The event was recorded by a video made with a mobile phone and spread on the Internet this week. In a statement, the press office of the Itaú-Unibanco, reported that the security guard was away. Check out the video below: In the pictures, the man appears quite angry and already naked at the door of Banco Itaú of the Vila Portes neighborhood. You can hear him complaining to the security. "It's over? You didn't say to take your clothes off, man? You told undressing to enter.  I'm not a kid, no. I'm not a child. Yeah your voice there, man. I haven't shame of undressing, no. You disrespected me, citizen. I'm a serious guy", he says while others support it attitude. The sequence does not show whether the customer entered the agency later.

Bomb squad is put into action due to suspicious bag in Rio de Janeiro

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The bomb squad of the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro was called due to a suspicious bag in the neighborhood of Leblon, a prime area of the city, said the police. The suitcase was abandoned by a man on a busy street in the neighborhood, according witnesses. The man ran off soon after. The area has been isolated and squad experts removed the suspicious bag from the place. The area where the bag was dropped is surrounded by residential and commercial buildings, as well as schools and cinemas.

Voters share a baby to stick row of the Electoral Justice in Brazil

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On May 5, the last day of the regularization of the voter title to vote in 2016, dozens of people formed a queue in the Regional Electoral Court headquarters in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina. However, while some were waiting for their turn, others began to share a toddler to pick up the preferential queue, which was lower. According to information from a local radio station, the child was "borrowed" so that at least three people had faster service. The attendant of the preferential queue only realized what was happening when he saw the same child by the third time. The fact generated anger among the other people who were in the queue, reason that made the Regional Electoral Court of Santa Catarina passed to demand documents proving the relationship of the person responsible for the child. The accepted documents are letter of vaccination, identity card or birth certificate. The Electoral Justice registered more than six hours of waiting to meet the people throughout th

Zoo of Brasilia opens bidding to recreate 'Jurassic Park'

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The Foundation Brasilia Zoo opened public consultation on Monday (27) for the creation of a theme park based on the movie "Jurassic Park" by Steven Spielberg. The call will collect contributions from the public for possible commercial contributions. No date for the project to be realized. Those interested in bidding should contact the Brasilia Zoo at email:  cpl@zoo.df.gov.br The Brasilia zoo project will be an area of ​​4,800 square meters and will have 30 replicas of dinosaurs in life-size, with movements that simulate life in the Mesozoic era. In the exhibition, you can see and hear the breathing and the roar of the species. The biggest replica should be the Tyrannosaurus Rex, expected to reach 12 meters high. Besides the visit to the images, the park should offer food court, shops and a 5D cinema - with seats that quiver and effects such as wind, water and smoke.

Boy has his leg amputated after kicking moving train

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A 16-year-old boy lost his leg while trying to kick a moving train. According to the Fire Department, the young man was treated and taken to hospital in serious condition on Wednesday afternoon, the 29th, in Ponta Grossa, city of Brazil's south. "He told the paramedics, that angry at the delay of the train, kicked him when it arrived at the train station. He wrapped his leg and came to have the amputation of the right limb," said one of the paramedics. This happened in a place where there is large flow of cars and by which also should not be pedestrian traffic. The company responsible for trains lamented in a statement the accident, but stressed that it prohibited the movement of people in operational areas of the railway, which includes the entire area of the rails.