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One of the biggest cell phone thieves in Rio's South Zone has been arrested.

According to the police, the criminal took advantage of her appearance to get close to her victims; Bruna has already been arrested more than seven times, the last time between 2014 and 2017.

One of the biggest cell phone thieves in Rio's South Zone has been arrested (Photo: Reproduction/Social Networks / Reproduction/TV Globo)

247 - The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro arrested this Saturday (1) one of the biggest cell phone and wallet thieves in Copacabana, in the South Zone of Rio. Bruna Rayalla was arrested by agents of the 13th Police Station of Ipanema for robbery.

According to a reporter According to G1, Bruna used her looks to get close to her victims, mainly tourists, and offered sexual services in exchange for committing thefts. Rayalla also approached people joking and dancing to distract them. 

"The investigations by the 13th Precinct (Copacabana) began after Bruna was suspected of participating in a robbery, committed with two unidentified accomplices, using weapons, a knife, a box cutter, and a piece of wood to intimidate the victims. The three suspects allegedly approached and robbed two couples who were sitting on the Copacabana beachfront. They then fled in a car," highlights an excerpt from the report. 

According to the report, Bruna has been committing thefts for over 10 years, with dozens of police reports filed against her, always in the same manner. She was arrested seven times and served time in prison between 2014 and 2017.