Government sends police reinforcements to downtown São Paulo after looting at pharmacy and supermarket, watch.

247 - Last Friday (7), dozens of people invaded a pharmacy and a market in the central area of ​​São Paulo, looting and taking various products. Security camera footage recorded the action. watch belowThe chaos was only brought under control with the arrival of the Metropolitan Municipal Guard and the Military Police.

In order to increase security in the city's central area, the State Secretariat of Public Security (SSP) reported that it has reinforced the police presence in the location. according According to the news portal g1, the Military Police are conducting searches to identify other possible perpetrators of break-ins at commercial establishments in the region.

According to the Metropolitan Civil Guard (GCM), those responsible for the looting were drug users from Cracolândia. In the video recorded at the pharmacy, it is possible to see one of the employees and a customer fleeing as soon as they realize the break-in. The group that carried out the looting left the premises with various products in hand.

Check out the statement from the city hall.

"The Municipal Department of Urban Security informs that the Metropolitan Civil Guard participated, today (7), together with the Military Police, Civil Police and the Sé Subprefecture, in an urban maintenance and public road clearing action, which are carried out daily in the region.

The Municipal Guard (GCM) acts to protect public agents during the execution of municipal services, in addition to promoting the clearing of public roads to guarantee the free circulation of pedestrians and vehicles.

During the operation, a group of people broke into a drugstore, looting some of the store's products. The Municipal Civil Guard immediately brought the situation under control.

There were no clashes, no injuries, and no one was taken to the police station by the Municipal Guard.