Romeu Zema: The final result was 28 deaths among the criminals and, thank God, no police officers wounded. Any casualties? No casualties. The police went to conduct an inspection there, they found an arsenal of war. There was even a bazooka there.
Romeu Zema: a heavy‑caliber weapon, explosives.
And it became clear that these people were there, using that place as a base to be able to carry out those actions of the new cangaço.
Romeu Zema: which is to arrive in a town, usually not a very large town, they set a truck or a bus on fire in front of the barracks so the patrol cars can't get out, and they go and blow up bank branches and ATMs using human shields.
Romeu Zema: People they sometimes put in front of the car or inside the car so the police can't return fire.