This is too brave maybe!
A CCTV has captured a Brazilian woman fought with a robber who wanted to grab her bag and threatened her using a handgun at 8:40 am on 5 June, in São José do Rio Preto, south-east Brazil.
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The woman insisted to hold her bag tight while the thug had no more ideas but headbutted her and took away her belongings, including her car key and purse.
The woman was reportedly suffered bruising to her forehead and was hit in her eye with the headbutt. She is traumatised by the incident.
However, the local police revealed that the woman acted that brave because she instinctively thought the gun the thug holding was a fake one and luckily she right.
The man in a red hoodie pointed first the gun to the cashier for the cash and the shopper, belated woman, dropped her bag in the aggression which the villain picked up and pocketed.
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The woman insisted to hold her bag tight while the thug had no more ideas but headbutted her and took away her belongings, including her car key and purse.
The GPS of the cellphone was found near garage her parents' house. The suspected went on the run and his father was arrested for handling stolen goods.
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The woman was reportedly suffered bruising to her forehead and was hit in her eye with the headbutt. She is traumatised by the incident.
No further information is provided showing how the woman realised the weapon was a fake, but police warned people not to take the risk in such a situation.
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Sergeant Ronaldo Pimenta said to Brazil's Petrolandia Noticias, "The gun is a replica but it looks very similar to the real thing.
"But whether someone thinks they're being held up with a fake gun or not, we urge people not to react during an assault because those who rob have nothing to lose."
"But whether someone thinks they're being held up with a fake gun or not, we urge people not to react during an assault because those who rob have nothing to lose."
SAO PAULO (AP) — President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Thursday announced the creation of two new Indigenous territories for Brazil, bringing the total number of new reserves during this term to 10.
The Cacique Fontoura reserve will be in Mato Grosso state and the Aldeia Velha territory will be in Bahia state. They will cover a combined total area of almost 132 square miles (342 square kilometers).
Speaking at a ceremony in Brasilia, Lula's said Indigenous peoples should be patient as he seeks to fulfill his pledge of creating 14 new territories.
Lula's predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, had encouraged widespread development of the Amazon — both legal and illegal — and made good on his pledge to not demarcate a single centimeter of additional Indigenous land.
Lula took office in 2023 pledging to change that, but Indigenous rights activists hoped he would move faster. Last year, he demarcated six territories in April and two more in September.
The Brazilian president said during his speech that the latest two new territories would not be enough. He cited legal issues for the delay in setting aside additional lands.
“I know you have some concern because you were expecting six Indigenous lands. We decided to authorize two, and that frustrated some of our friends,” Lula said, standing next to his Indigenous peoples minister, Sônia Guajajara, who wore a traditional yellow feather headdress. “I did this so I wouldn't lie to you. It is better to solve the problems instead of just authorizing it.”
The four envisioned Indigenous territories that were not authorized are occupied by farmers who have ownership rights to those lands, Brazil's government said.
Indigenous leader Dinamam Tuxá told journalists he was “partially happy.”
“Every new Indigenous territory is a victory,” Tuxá said.
Last year, Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled to enshrine Indigenous land rights in a case brought by farmers seeking to block Indigenous peoples from expanding the size of their territorial claims.
The court rejected a legal theory arguing the date that Brazil's constitution was promulgated — Oct. 5, 1988 — should be the deadline for when Indigenous peoples had to have already either physically occupied land or be legally fighting to reoccupy it.
Several lawmakers in Brazil's Congress are still pushing to revive that theory and fit it into legislation.
Indigenous rights groups argued the concept of the deadline is unfair, saying it does not account for expulsions and forced displacements of Indigenous populations, particularly during Brazil’s two-decade military dictatorship.
An Indigenous representative takes a photo with his cell phone as he waits for the start of the closing ceremony of the 1st Ordinary Meeting of the National Council for Indigenous Policy, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, April 18, 2024. The council, dissolved in 2019, was revived in 2023. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during the closing ceremony of the 1st Ordinary Meeting of the National Council for Indigenous Policy, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, April 18, 2024. The council, dissolved in 2019, was revived in 2023. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Minister of Indigenous Peoples Sonia Guajajara arrive to the closing ceremony of the 1st Ordinary Meeting of the National Council for Indigenous Policy, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, April 18, 2024. The council, dissolved in 2019, was revived in 2023. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
