Governor Tarcisio de Freitas (Republican) of São Paulo contacted the police this Wednesday morning (12/11) to obtain information about the kidnapping incident that closed down Rodoanelle in São Paulo.
Marcio Fruhe, the deputy in charge of the case, said the state’s chief executive wants details of the investigation, but there are still no answers as to what happened.
The delegation said police were still seeking access to images from security cameras along the highway in Itapecerica da Serra, in the São Paulo metropolitan area, where the driver approached.
So far no suspects have been identified and an investigation has not been ruled out. “We’re even investigating rumors,” Fruet said. big city.
What we know about this incident
- Starting at around 5:30 am this Wednesday, a truck crossed the road in the outer lane of Rodoanelle Mario Cobas (Rodoanel SP 021) at km 44.
- The Vehicle traffic was completely prohibited in the area.toward Rodovia Presidente Dutra. The closure lasted about five hours.
- According to an incident report obtained by the report: Military police (PM) were called around 5:40 this morning.. At the scene, officers spotted a semi-trailer tractor truck across the road.
- you Police tried to contact the driver, but he was in a state of shock.. The man initially warned other drivers at the scene that there were explosives in the back of the truck.
- An elite team of PMs, the Special Tactical Action Group (GATE), has been formed. they are Rescued driver strapped with imitation explosives and ruled out that they were real explosives.
- The The man was shocked and rescued. He was taken to the Itapecerica da Serra General Hospital, where he remained until early this Thursday afternoon.
- Late in the afternoon he gave a statement to the police In Itapecerica.
- According to the police, The truck was returning from a trip to Peru and was loaded with explosives..
- Back at the airline’s headquarters in São Bernardo do Campo in the ABC region. The vehicle was already empty. Therefore, the material was not stolen by criminals in the first place.
What does the carrier say?
“The truck returned empty to our headquarters in São Bernardo do Campo after delivering the cargo from our customer,” Citrex, the transportation company responsible for the truck, said in a statement.
“We note that the driver properly complied with all legal and safety procedures, including information obtained through the vehicle’s electronic monitoring service, in particular regarding rest and driving times and appropriate speeds,” the memo said.
The company also emphasized that it maintains “full monitoring with telemetry, real-time tracking, and internal security protocols in compliance with international standards for road freight transport, including international operations.”





