See images of the location where a man invaded a CMEI and took children hostage in Curitiba

The children held hostage at CMEI São Braz, in Curitiba, were rescued by the Military Police of Paraná (PMPR) on the afternoon of Friday (9), after approximately three hours of negotiation with a man who invaded the teaching unit. A total of 13 children, aged between 4 and 5, were released during an intervention by the Special Police Operations Battalion (BOPE).

Five children were referred for medical evaluation after the occurrence. According to the information released by the authorities, one of them had visible injuries to the face.

The man entered the CMEI armed.

According to PMPR, the man broke into the Municipal Center of Educação Infantil São Braz carrying a knife, a simulacrum of firearm and flammable material.

The Military Police was activated by the 190 telephone and mobilized teams of the 12th Military Police Battalion, the BOPE and the Aviation Command (COMAV).

The CMEI was isolated to ensure the safety of the school community and allow specialized teams to conduct the negotiation.

During the call, police tried to convince the suspect to release the children. However, according to PMPR, the situation worsened when he began to demonstrate aggressive behavior and some children began to be hurt.

Authorities also received information that flammable material had been spread inside the room and that there was a fire threat.

BOPE decided to intervene

According to PMPR Special Missions Commander Colonel Alexandre Lopes Dias, the increased risk to children led the teams to decide to enter the site.

“When we realized that the children began to get at a higher level of stress and that he started to attack them, we opted for tactical entry to avoid a greater evil. We were able to neutralize this person and rescue the 13 children, who were referred to the medical and fire departments,” he said.

The intervention was carried out by the BOPE Special Operations Company after the police identified an opportunity to access the environment.

During the action, according to the Military Police, the suspect tried to reach one of the children and was eventually neutralized by the police team.

The children taken hostage at the CMEI São Braz were taken out of the room and handed over to the medical and emergency teams waiting outside.

Five children underwent medical evaluation

Of the 13 children rescued, five were sent for evaluation to a health unit, some of them also at the request of the responsible.

One of the victims had apparent injuries to the face. The other children received assistance from the emergency teams mobilized for the occurrence.

The PMPR also highlighted the performance of the professionals of CMEI São Braz. The management and teachers managed to remove other children from the unit during the incident, preventing more people from being exposed to the risk situation.

Participated in the operation teams of the Emergency Mobile Service (Samu), Paraná Military Fire Department, Municipal Guard of Curitiba, Civil Police of Paraná and other municipal and state bodies.

City Council confirms children are safe

In an official note released after the closure of the operation, the City of Curitiba confirmed that the 13 children involved in the incident are alive and safe.

The municipal administration also reported that teams of the Municipal Secretariat of Education were mobilized from the beginning of the occurrence to accompany the children, family and professionals of the CMEI.

Professionals from the area of psychology were also called on to offer hospitality and specialized care.

According to the City Hall, this monitoring will continue according to the need of the children, families and workers of the unit.

The circumstances of the invasion and the motivation of the man will be determined by the responsible organs.

Take pictures of the place of the event

 

Man invades CMEI and keeps children and teachers hostage in Curitiba