A CITY in Brazil begged the army to come to its rescue today – after the police went on strike leaving residents at the mercy of rampaging criminals.

Bodies littered the streets, shops were looted and buses set on fire just two days after the walkout began in chaotic scenes compared to movie thriller The Purge.


Schools were forced to close and residents shuttered themselves inside as thugs rampaged with guns and machetes through Vitoria and nearby towns in the coastal state of Espirito Santa, north of Rio.

As terrified locals shared images of the carnage on social media, one said: “The thugs are randomly shooting at anyone who passes the street in Espírito Santo. My God what is happening.”

Another told the website Political Outsource: “I won’t even leave my house today.

‘Things are absolutely crazy, there are people running around with guns in pretty populated areas, dozens of people stealing from malls, even dead bodies on streets.”

They didn't exactly go on strike just because they felt like, but I heard the police was being treated like shit on that state in terms of salary (and weren't even paid since December). Still, yeah, the situation over there is terrible beyond words, and I hope this anarchy ends soon.

Those cops are cowards, how the fuck can you go on strike as a cop?
I hope all of them lose there jobs and a fresh police force gets put in there
That has the publics safety in mind at all times