O pix It's a great everyday feature. Launched at the end of 2020, today this payment method is already part of the daily lives of many Brazilians, in view of the ease and practicality that the service provides, carrying out bank transactions without fees, instantly and at any time of the day. day.
However, this system launched by the Central Bank may have contributed to a historic high in regarding the number of kidnappings in the state of São Paulo, which in 2022 reached its highest level in 15 years.
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The number of extortions through kidnapping registered at the Public Security Secretariat of São Paulo was obtained through the Access to Information Law, by the Estadão. Currently, kidnappings have taken place with a different pattern, with targets being chosen randomly, or even blows are applied.
A highlight among these crimes is what is being called the Love Coup, which is when the criminal arranges a meeting with the victim through a dating or messaging application. When the encounter takes place, the victim is held hostage and is held captive for hours, usually close to the meeting place, while another accomplice or the person who arranged the meeting takes care of the bank transactions, releasing the victim after payment is made somewhere away.
Thus, last year, 165 crimes of this type were registered. This number demonstrates an increase of 75% in relation to the first three quarters of the previous year, when 94 cases were registered, as well as surpassing the whole year of 2021, which had 160 cases of kidnapping notified.
However, this number may be even higher, since the survey was carried out only in relation to the period between January and September of last year and compared with the 12 months of other years. The numbers are higher in relation to the police stations in Greater São Paulo, mainly in the north zone of the capital of São Paulo.
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