The Military Police discovered a cockfight inside Chapecó, in the west of the state. The illegal competition took place on a rural property on the Independência Line, and was discovered after an anonymous tip on Saturday night (13). – PM / ND
According to the police, there were about 100 people in the property’s shed, but most of them fled jumping windows when they noticed the team’s arrival. However, 31 people who ended up in detention. The others fled taking the animals by a river and an area of forest. – PM / ND
One of the detainees, a 30-year-old man, was very nervous. According to the police, he cursed and threatened the police, so he was handcuffed, but then he signed a Term of Circumstance, which he undertook to appear in audience to explain his attitudes. – PM / ND
22 birds participating in the competition were located on the site. Also according to the Bulletin, those involved were asked who the owner of the animals would be, but everyone would prefer to remain silent. “In this way, they were all considered to be authors of ill-treatment,” informed the Military Police. – PM / ND
The animals were apprehended and left to the local resident, a 29-year-old man, as a faithful depositary. The detainees signed a Circumstantial Term for mistreatment and were later released. – PM / ND