{
  "id": 5337475,
  "title": "Copper wire theft in Rio causes BRL 69M in losses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/copper-wire-theft-in-rio-causes-brl-69m-in-losses",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T12:47:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Agencia Brasil",
    "slug": "agencia-brasil",
    "url": "https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/geral/noticia/2026-09/copper-wire-theft-rio-causes-brl-69m-losses-5-years"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A joint operation by law enforcement agencies and the Rio de Janeiro city government, targeting scrap yards, aims to reduce copper wire thefts in the city, which have caused more than BRL 69 million in losses to municipal coffers from 2021 to 2025. The first operation by the Integrated Unit to Combat the Theft and Receiving of Stolen Copper Cables and Wires took place this Wednesday (Sep. 2).…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}