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A Uber driver lived moments of terror in Belo Horizonte, in the interior of Brazil. The man was thrown into an area of ​​about 20 meters high, in the Belvedere neighborhood, after being robbed. Tiago Souza da Silva, 29, had been missing for nearly a week after to do a run around the neighborhood. There is no information yet about the robber. The investigations began in the night when Tiago disappeared and his car was found in the morning in Mariana, in the central region of Minas Gerais. The police are still investigating to get to the criminal. The victim was on a background of a cliff, with 20 meters high, beside the Jose Maria Alkmin Avenue, in Belvedere neighborhood. The Fire Department was called and rappelling techniques was used to get to Tiago, in a location that was difficult to access. The victim was placed on a stretcher and suspended by a rope to reach a high point, near the site. The driver was injured and was taken by the Mobile Emergency Service to the João XX...

External view of the building where the assault occurred A officer of a security company that provide services in the Velodrome of the Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, was arrested for sexual assault on a woman. This was reported by Corriere dello Sport . If it is found guilty of sexual assault, he'll to fulfill two to six years in prison. Between 85,000  police and soldiers have been mobilized to ensure security during the Olympic Games (5-21 August).

Two olympic athletes and their coach were robbed, on Friday morning in Santa Teresa, in the Central Zone of Rio de Janeiro. The spanish sailing team composed by Fernando Echávarri Erasun and Tara Pacheco were with the coach, Santiago Lopez Vazquez, in Hermenegildo de Barros street, when they were approached by five assailants. The thieves - who used at least two firearms - took the money, a bag with documents and a digital camera. Missing 76 days of the start of the 2016 Olympic Games, athletes are already in Rio to prepare for the tests. On 27 April, the duo Tara, 27, and Fernando, 46, won the silver medal in the Nacra 17 mode, during the Sailing World Cup, in step in Hyères, France. In 2008, the athletes won a gold medal at the Beijing Olympics.

A man who tried to rob a gas station on Sunday morning (8), in São João de Meriti, city of Rio de Janeiro state. He had the body burned after throwing alcohol (etanol) on him by an employee, who reacted to the assault. Luís Romário Fernandes had 87% of the burned body. He was on probation after being arrested for crimes such as drug trafficking and theft. According to experts, his body began to catch fire after he made the shot. The spark did the alcohol burn. All the action lasted less than two minutes. The owner of the gas station says that the clerk handed the money in his pocket: BRL 40. The bandit threatened him. "If you don't give me the rest, I'll out of the car, You'll suffer," according to Lecir Gouvêa do Amaral, owner of the store. After this, the attendant returned and threw alcohol on Luís Romário, who shot, missing the target. Then, the flames have taken account of the car and of your body.