Santa Catarina has not recorded a single case of paralyzing gas in races with the police. Information sent to the portal NA+ State Civil Police this Friday (25).

Police say no cases were reported in the state at first – Photo: Arquivo/Prefeitura de Imbituba/Disclosure/ND

According to the police, at first, according to the results of a search in the police system, not a single case was registered in Santa Catarina.

When questioned, Uber replied that no cases or suspicions had been confirmed in the state. Attention to paralyzing gases returned last week, when a woman was allegedly the victim of a crime.

The 18-year-old told R7 that she was injured after she jumped out of a moving car near Nanuque and Carlos Weber streets in Alto da Lapa, an upscale area in the western zone of São Paulo, on the 14th of last year. .

According to a source in the military police, who wished to remain anonymous, the young woman was in the car when the driver put on a mask and sprayed the gas.

Realizing that she was losing consciousness, the student jumped out of the car in the middle of the road. Giovana was rescued and taken to the Albert Sabin Hospital, where she remains in the hospital.

The driver of the car fled the scene but was located and arrested in the city of Taboão da Serra in Greater São Paulo.

In a statement to civilian police, the driver said he agreed to the race in order to keep the two girls. Because the request included two stops, he left the first passenger at their destination, on a street she doesn’t remember the name of.

When the young woman got out of the car, the driver set off to the final address. However, after driving two blocks, the second passenger, Giovana, canceled the trip via the app before reaching the finish line.

What Uber Says

The Uber note states that the reports made by the app and outlined in the incident report contradict what is reported in the press, and this can only be found out through an investigation. “The complaint, filed directly with the app’s support, says that the user asked the driver to stop the car in the middle of the trip, which was done, so she got out of the car safely and did not mention any physical damage,” the message emphasizes. company.

See company note:

To the best of our knowledge, all complaints about the so-called “smell fraud” related to rides on the Uber app, which have already been investigated by the Civil Police, were filed because, according to the investigation, there was no evidence of the use of any substances. for the purpose of doping or bringing charges against the alleged aggressor driver.

With regard to the specific case, it is worth noting that the statements made in the statement and in the police report contradict what is reported in the press, and this can only be clarified during the course of the investigation.

The complaint, filed directly with the app’s support team, says that the user asked the driver to stop the car in the middle of the trip, which they did, so she got out of the car safely and did not mention any physical damage. In addition, the report does not mention the use of a mask by the co-driver, but says that he covered his nose with his hands and did not inhale the alleged gas.

Uber understands the women’s insecurity scenario and even engaged in a panel discussion on the subject with experts, discussing the rise in women’s insecurities caused by the backlash of complaints, many of which appeared on social media and were even discussed endlessly in the press. – until an investigation is carried out and there are no signs of a crime.