IBOV 173,325.65 ▼ 0.03% IPSA 10,954.04 ▲ 0.52% IPC MEX 66,709.60 ▲ 0.88% MERVAL 3,281,979 ▲ 1.81% COLCAP 2,301.34 ▲ 0.13% BVL PERÚ 56,620.35 — — USD/BRL5.06▼ 0.27% USD/MXN17.42▲ 0.05% USD/CLP934.18▼ 0.03% USD/COP3,218▼ 1.18% USD/PEN3.40▲ 0.07% USD/ARS1,478▼ 0.27% USD/UYU40.11▲ 1.23% USD/PYG6,045▲ 1.76% USD/BOB10.80▲ 2.69% USD/DOP58.02▼ 0.31% USD/CRC446.12▲ 1.15% USD/GTQ7.62▲ 2.33% USD/HNL26.74▲ 1.61% USD/NIO36.62▲ 0.72% USD/VES735.39▼ 0.13% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD157.79▲ 0.55% USD/TTD6.73▲ 1.11% EUR/BRL5.77▼ 0.83% BRENT 94.43 ▲ 3.76% WTI 87.57 ▲ 3.13% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.51 ▲ 0.05% GOLD 4,118 ▲ 1.16% SILVER 59.52 ▲ 1.16% SOY 1,225 ▲ 0.41% CORN 478.00 ▲ 5.58% WHEAT 684.50 ▲ 0.96% COFFEE 308.95 ▼ 7.61% SUGAR 14.82 ▼ 0.40% ORANGE JUICE 142.30 ▼ 3.46% COTTON 80.36 ▲ 1.77% COCOA 5,758 ▲ 4.31% BEEF 223.05 ▼ 1.53% CATTLE 344.88 ▼ 2.02% LITHIUM 69.08 ▲ 3.23% PETR4 41.66 ▲ 1.24% VALE3 72.24 ▲ 0.43% ITUB4 42.53 ▲ 0.54% BBDC4 18.55 ▲ 0.76% ABEV3 15.80 ▲ 0.06% BBAS3 20.88 ▲ 3.52% B3SA3 15.17 ▼ 0.59% WEGE3 42.47 ▼ 1.53% PRIO3 58.18 ▲ 0.85% SUZB3 41.63 ▼ 0.62% RENT3 36.55 ▼ 2.51% AZZA3 17.48 ▼ 3.80% CSAN3 3.78 ▼ 1.05% RAIZ4 0.27 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.73 ▲ 5.00% GMAT3 3.83 ▼ 0.52% PSSA3 53.48 ▼ 1.33% CVCB3 1.12 ▲ 3.70% POSI3 3.68 ▼ 0.54% SLCE3 13.75 ▲ 1.33% NATU3 8.71 ▲ 0.93% BRKM5 5.71 ▼ 3.87% RANI3 7.89 ▼ 1.25% CSNA3 5.06 ▼ 0.20% CMIN3 5.58 ▲ 3.53% USIM5 8.46 ▲ 3.68% GGBR4 23.49 ▼ 0.55% ENEV3 25.42 ▼ 0.90% CPFE3 46.40 ▲ 0.17% CMIG4 11.02 — 0.00% EQTL3 38.83 ▼ 1.17% LREN3 13.27 ▼ 0.30% VIVT3 35.80 ▲ 0.36% RAIL3 13.24 ▼ 2.43% KLABIN 17.59 ▲ 0.63% RAIA DROGASIL 18.13 ▼ 3.00% RDOR3 33.92 ▼ 4.32% HAPV3 11.24 ▼ 2.68% FLRY3 16.55 ▼ 0.06% SMTO3 15.58 ▲ 1.10% UGPA3 31.82 ▲ 0.38% VBBR3 33.95 ▼ 0.47% BBSE3 41.55 ▲ 1.22% BPAC11 55.37 ▼ 0.84% CURY3 29.95 ▼ 0.80% AERI3 2.04 ▼ 1.45% VIVARA 21.41 ▼ 2.50% COMPASS 24.44 ▼ 0.65% VAMOS 3.09 — 0.00% SANB11 27.21 ▲ 2.78% ASAI3 8.25 ▲ 1.35% SBSP3 28.60 ▼ 1.31% WALMEX 49.12 ▼ 0.53% GMEXICO 209.54 ▲ 4.34% FEMSA 226.99 ▲ 0.01% CEMEX 22.07 ▲ 0.87% GFNORTE 185.80 ▲ 3.22% BIMBO 59.39 ▼ 0.18% TELEVISA 9.70 ▼ 0.10% AMX 22.76 ▲ 0.09% GAP 378.52 ▲ 0.09% ASUR 274.96 ▲ 0.22% OMA 225.89 ▼ 0.24% KOF 181.05 ▲ 0.13% GRUMA 282.60 ▼ 1.74% KIMBER 38.40 ▲ 0.03% SQM-B 64,540 ▲ 1.80% COPEC 6,450 ▲ 4.03% BSANTANDER 79.01 ▲ 3.84% FALABELLA 5,919 ▲ 1.18% ENELAM 84.53 ▲ 0.50% CENCOSUD 2,028 ▲ 1.14% CMPC 1,084 ▼ 0.38% BANCO CHILE 190.01 ▲ 0.03% LATAM AIR 24.20 ▼ 0.66% YPF 80,625 ▲ 1.80% GGAL 7,965 ▲ 1.53% PAMPA 5,475 ▲ 3.89% TXAR 679.00 ▲ 1.27% ALUAR 973.00 ▲ 1.41% TGS 9,710 ▲ 2.21% CEPU 2,340 ▲ 2.23% MIRGOR 16,775 ▼ 2.04% COME 42.87 ▼ 0.19% LOMA NEGRA 3,605 ▲ 0.91% BYMA 292.25 ▼ 0.51% TELECOM ARG 4,255 ▲ 2.65% ECOPETROL 16.53 ▲ 3.09% BANCOLOMBIA 83.64 ▲ 3.49% GRUPO AVAL 5.09 ▲ 2.83% CREDICORP 391.10 ▲ 1.10% SOUTHERN COPPER 188.01 ▲ 7.39% BUENAVENTURA 31.25 ▲ 3.96% MERCADOLIBRE 1,823 ▼ 0.53% NUBANK 14.39 ▲ 2.86% XP 16.85 ▲ 0.30% PAGSEGURO 9.58 ▲ 3.12% STONE 11.26 ▲ 1.21% GLOBANT 32.10 ▼ 0.59% TECNOGLASS 45.15 ▼ 2.08% GAP AIRPORT 217.68 ▲ 0.26% ASUR 274.96 ▲ 0.22% OMA AIRPORT 104.23 ▲ 0.21% AMX ADR 26.09 ▼ 0.04% FEMSA ADR 130.35 ▲ 0.26% CEMEX ADR 12.70 ▲ 1.68% PETROBRAS ADR 18.54 ▲ 1.92% VALE ADR 14.25 ▲ 1.06% ITAU ADR 8.40 ▲ 0.96% SANTANDER BR 5.40 ▲ 0.56% AMBEV ADR 3.11 ▲ 0.97% CSN 1.01 ▼ 0.50% GERDAU 4.64 ▼ 0.85% LATAM ADR 51.58 ▼ 0.31% BTC 65,946 ▼ 0.84% ETH 1,917 ▼ 0.59% SOL 77.15 ▼ 1.23% XRP 1.13 ▼ 0.89% BNB 568.79 ▼ 0.84% ADA 0.17 ▼ 1.18% DOGE 0.07 ▼ 1.34% AVAX 6.51 ▼ 0.78% LINK 8.59 ▼ 0.68% DOT 0.84 ▼ 0.57% LTC 46.44 ▼ 0.80% BCH 220.99 ▼ 1.21% TRX 0.33 ▼ 0.14% XLM 0.19 ▼ 1.61% HBAR 0.07 ▲ 1.21% NEAR 1.88 ▼ 2.90% ATOM 1.47 ▼ 1.22% AAVE 95.94 ▲ 0.38% SELIC 14.25% — EMBRAER 82.65 ▼ 0.77% EMBRAER ADR 65.47 ▼ 0.70% JBS 11.95 ▼ 0.67% JBS BDR 60.22 ▼ 0.94% MBRF3 15.11 ▲ 4.06% MBRFY 2.95 ▲ 1.37% INTER 5.58 ▼ 0.71% EGX 54,025 ▲ 0.07% USD/ZAR16.50▲ 0.19% USD/NGN 1,376 — 0.00% NIKKEI 66,116 ▼ 0.18% CSI300 4,717 ▼ 0.46% HSI 24,873 ▼ 1.03% NIFTY 23,981 ▼ 0.86% KOSPI 6,798 ▲ 0.74% JCI 6,340 — 0.00% USD/JPY162.96▼ 0.13% USD/CNY6.76▼ 0.04% DAX 25,015 ▲ 0.02% CAC 8,380 ▲ 0.20% FTSE 10,588 ▲ 0.02% MIB 52,325 ▲ 0.08% IBEX 19,321 ▼ 0.30% STOXX 641.98 ▼ 0.19% EUR/USD1.14▲ 0.10% GBP/USD1.34▼ 0.39% SPX 7,509 ▲ 0.89% DJI 52,225 ▲ 0.74% NDX 29,155 ▲ 1.93% RUT 2,987 ▲ 1.53% TSX 35,369 ▲ 1.17% VIX 17.51 ▲ 2.70% USD/CAD1.41▼ 0.11% US10Y 4.6280 ▲ 0.65% IBOV 173,325.65 ▼ 0.03% IPSA 10,954.04 ▲ 0.52% IPC MEX 66,709.60 ▲ 0.88% MERVAL 3,281,979 ▲ 1.81% COLCAP 2,301.34 ▲ 0.13% BVL PERÚ 56,620.35 — — USD/BRL 5.06 ▼ 0.27% USD/MXN 17.42 ▲ 0.05% USD/CLP 934.18 ▼ 0.03% USD/COP 3,218 ▼ 1.18% USD/PEN 3.40 ▲ 0.07% USD/ARS 1,478 ▼ 0.27% USD/UYU 40.11 ▲ 1.23% USD/PYG 6,045 ▲ 1.76% USD/BOB 10.80 ▲ 2.69% USD/DOP 58.02 ▼ 0.31% USD/CRC 446.12 ▲ 1.15% USD/GTQ 7.62 ▲ 2.33% USD/HNL 26.74 ▲ 1.61% USD/NIO 36.62 ▲ 0.72% USD/VES 735.39 ▼ 0.13% USD/PAB 1.00 — 0.00% USD/BZD 2.00 — 0.00% USD/JMD 157.79 ▲ 0.55% USD/TTD 6.73 ▲ 1.02% EUR/BRL 5.77 ▼ 0.83% BRENT 94.43 ▲ 3.76% WTI 87.57 ▲ 3.13% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.51 ▲ 0.05% GOLD 4,118 ▲ 1.16% SILVER 59.52 ▲ 1.16% SOY 1,225 ▲ 0.41% CORN 478.00 ▲ 5.58% WHEAT 684.50 ▲ 0.96% COFFEE 308.95 ▼ 7.61% SUGAR 14.82 ▼ 0.40% ORANGE JUICE 142.30 ▼ 3.46% COTTON 80.36 ▲ 1.77% COCOA 5,758 ▲ 4.31% BEEF 223.05 ▼ 1.53% CATTLE 344.88 ▼ 2.02% LITHIUM 69.08 ▲ 3.23% PETR4 41.66 ▲ 1.24% VALE3 72.24 ▲ 0.43% ITUB4 42.53 ▲ 0.54% BBDC4 18.55 ▲ 0.76% ABEV3 15.80 ▲ 0.06% BBAS3 20.88 ▲ 3.52% B3SA3 15.17 ▼ 0.59% WEGE3 42.47 ▼ 1.53% PRIO3 58.18 ▲ 0.85% SUZB3 41.63 ▼ 0.62% RENT3 36.55 ▼ 2.51% AZZA3 17.48 ▼ 3.80% CSAN3 3.78 ▼ 1.05% RAIZ4 0.27 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.73 ▲ 5.00% GMAT3 3.83 ▼ 0.52% PSSA3 53.48 ▼ 1.33% CVCB3 1.12 ▲ 3.70% POSI3 3.68 ▼ 0.54% SLCE3 13.75 ▲ 1.33% NATU3 8.71 ▲ 0.93% BRKM5 5.71 ▼ 3.87% RANI3 7.89 ▼ 1.25% CSNA3 5.06 ▼ 0.20% CMIN3 5.58 ▲ 3.53% USIM5 8.46 ▲ 3.68% GGBR4 23.49 ▼ 0.55% ENEV3 25.42 ▼ 0.90% CPFE3 46.40 ▲ 0.17% CMIG4 11.02 — 0.00% EQTL3 38.83 ▼ 1.17% LREN3 13.27 ▼ 0.30% VIVT3 35.80 ▲ 0.36% RAIL3 13.24 ▼ 2.43% KLABIN 17.59 ▲ 0.63% RAIA DROGASIL 18.13 ▼ 3.00% RDOR3 33.92 ▼ 4.32% HAPV3 11.24 ▼ 2.68% FLRY3 16.55 ▼ 0.06% SMTO3 15.58 ▲ 1.10% UGPA3 31.82 ▲ 0.38% VBBR3 33.95 ▼ 0.47% BBSE3 41.55 ▲ 1.22% BPAC11 55.37 ▼ 0.84% CURY3 29.95 ▼ 0.80% AERI3 2.04 ▼ 1.45% VIVARA 21.41 ▼ 2.50% COMPASS 24.44 ▼ 0.65% VAMOS 3.09 — 0.00% SANB11 27.21 ▲ 2.78% ASAI3 8.25 ▲ 1.35% SBSP3 28.60 ▼ 1.31% WALMEX 49.12 ▼ 0.53% GMEXICO 209.54 ▲ 4.34% FEMSA 226.99 ▲ 0.01% CEMEX 22.07 ▲ 0.87% GFNORTE 185.80 ▲ 3.22% BIMBO 59.39 ▼ 0.18% TELEVISA 9.70 ▼ 0.10% AMX 22.76 ▲ 0.09% GAP 378.52 ▲ 0.09% ASUR 274.96 ▲ 0.22% OMA 225.89 ▼ 0.24% KOF 181.05 ▲ 0.13% GRUMA 282.60 ▼ 1.74% KIMBER 38.40 ▲ 0.03% SQM-B 64,540 ▲ 1.80% COPEC 6,450 ▲ 4.03% BSANTANDER 79.01 ▲ 3.84% FALABELLA 5,919 ▲ 1.18% ENELAM 84.53 ▲ 0.50% CENCOSUD 2,028 ▲ 1.14% CMPC 1,084 ▼ 0.38% BANCO CHILE 190.01 ▲ 0.03% LATAM AIR 24.20 ▼ 0.66% YPF 80,625 ▲ 1.80% GGAL 7,965 ▲ 1.53% PAMPA 5,475 ▲ 3.89% TXAR 679.00 ▲ 1.27% ALUAR 973.00 ▲ 1.41% TGS 9,710 ▲ 2.21% CEPU 2,340 ▲ 2.23% MIRGOR 16,775 ▼ 2.04% COME 42.87 ▼ 0.19% LOMA NEGRA 3,605 ▲ 0.91% BYMA 292.25 ▼ 0.51% TELECOM ARG 4,255 ▲ 2.65% ECOPETROL 16.53 ▲ 3.09% BANCOLOMBIA 83.64 ▲ 3.49% GRUPO AVAL 5.09 ▲ 2.83% CREDICORP 391.10 ▲ 1.10% SOUTHERN COPPER 188.01 ▲ 7.39% BUENAVENTURA 31.25 ▲ 3.96% MERCADOLIBRE 1,823 ▼ 0.53% NUBANK 14.39 ▲ 2.86% XP 16.85 ▲ 0.30% PAGSEGURO 9.58 ▲ 3.12% STONE 11.26 ▲ 1.21% GLOBANT 32.10 ▼ 0.59% TECNOGLASS 45.15 ▼ 2.08% GAP AIRPORT 217.68 ▲ 0.26% ASUR 274.96 ▲ 0.22% OMA AIRPORT 104.23 ▲ 0.21% AMX ADR 26.09 ▼ 0.04% FEMSA ADR 130.35 ▲ 0.26% CEMEX ADR 12.70 ▲ 1.68% PETROBRAS ADR 18.54 ▲ 1.92% VALE ADR 14.25 ▲ 1.06% ITAU ADR 8.40 ▲ 0.96% SANTANDER BR 5.40 ▲ 0.56% AMBEV ADR 3.11 ▲ 0.97% CSN 1.01 ▼ 0.50% GERDAU 4.64 ▼ 0.85% LATAM ADR 51.58 ▼ 0.31% BTC 65,946 ▼ 0.84% ETH 1,917 ▼ 0.59% SOL 77.15 ▼ 1.23% XRP 1.13 ▼ 0.89% BNB 568.79 ▼ 0.84% ADA 0.17 ▼ 1.18% DOGE 0.07 ▼ 1.34% AVAX 6.51 ▼ 0.78% LINK 8.59 ▼ 0.68% DOT 0.84 ▼ 0.57% LTC 46.44 ▼ 0.80% BCH 220.99 ▼ 1.21% TRX 0.33 ▼ 0.14% XLM 0.19 ▼ 1.61% HBAR 0.07 ▲ 1.21% NEAR 1.88 ▼ 2.90% ATOM 1.47 ▼ 1.22% AAVE 95.94 ▲ 0.38% SELIC 14.25% — EMBRAER 82.65 ▼ 0.77% EMBRAER ADR 65.47 ▼ 0.70% JBS 11.95 ▼ 0.67% JBS BDR 60.22 ▼ 0.94% MBRF3 15.11 ▲ 4.06% MBRFY 2.95 ▲ 1.37% INTER 5.58 ▼ 0.71% EGX 54,025 ▲ 0.07% USD/ZAR 16.50 ▲ 0.27% USD/NGN 1,376 — 0.00% NIKKEI 66,116 ▼ 0.18% CSI300 4,717 ▼ 0.46% HSI 24,873 ▼ 1.03% NIFTY 23,981 ▼ 0.86% KOSPI 6,798 ▲ 0.74% JCI 6,340 — 0.00% USD/JPY 162.90 ▼ 0.15% USD/CNY 6.7621 ▲ 0.08% DAX 25,015 ▲ 0.02% CAC 8,380 ▲ 0.20% FTSE 10,588 ▲ 0.02% MIB 52,325 ▲ 0.08% IBEX 19,321 ▼ 0.30% STOXX 641.98 ▼ 0.19% EUR/USD 1.1413 ▲ 0.08% GBP/USD 1.3382 ▲ 0.02% SPX 7,509 ▲ 0.89% DJI 52,225 ▲ 0.74% NDX 29,155 ▲ 1.93% RUT 2,987 ▲ 1.53% TSX 35,369 ▲ 1.17% VIX 17.51 ▲ 2.70% USD/CAD 1.4087 ▼ 0.13% US10Y 4.6280 ▲ 0.65%
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São Paulo Police Arrest Ten for Theft of two Million Masks, 15,000 Coronavirus Tests

By · April 12, 2020 · 1 min read

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The masks and tests were stolen on Monday, April 6th. In a sting operation, police officers passed themselves off as buyers of the goods and pledged to pay R$3 million for the tests.

According to police, the suspects were storing the supplies in a warehouse in the Ipiranga neighborhood, south of the capital. Police officers from the Department of Strategic Operations (DOPE) arrested ten suspected members of the gang that stole the equipment from Guarulhos International Airport on Saturday.

Police officers from the Department of Strategic Operations (DOPE) arrested over ten suspected members of a gang that stole 15,000 Covid-19 tests and two million masks from Guarulhos International Airport on Saturday.
Police officers arrested over ten suspected members of a gang that stole 15,000 Covid-19 tests and two million masks from Guarulhos International Airport on Saturday. (Photo internet reproduction)
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During the operation, the site was surrounded by police officers. The theft was made from an importing company.

By 7:50 PM on Saturday, April 11th, the police were still removing the seized items from the site. Much of it was found in a room inside the warehouse.

Source: Estadão

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