Bahia security forces seize over 5,600 weapons this year

Public security forces in Bahia have seized 5,606 weapons so far this year, surpassing the total recorded during the same period in 2025. The seizures were conducted through actions by the Military and Civil Police, as well as integrated operations involving the Federal Police, the FICCO Bahia, and the Federal Highway Police.

Security Secretary Marcelo Werner attributed the increase in productivity and the subsequent reduction in violent deaths to the implementation of Intelligence-Oriented Policing (POI) and improved integration between state, federal, and municipal forces. In September, the state recorded its lowest number of violent deaths in 14 years. Year-to-date, there has been a 20% reduction in occurrences of homicide, robbery resulting in death, and intentional injury followed by death.