National Police spokesperson Deputy Commissioner Mateus Rodrigues told reporters that the public security situation in the capital is stable, indicating that 45 stores, 25 private vehicles, 20 public buses, and three bank branches were vandalized.
"We are seeing a return to normality, thanks to the work carried out yesterday [Monday] during the afternoon and evening," said Rodrigues, highlighting the reopening of main roads—where acts of vandalism were reported—in the last 24 hours, and the removal of obstacles placed on the roads, impeding the free movement of people.
According to Rodrigues, "some outbreaks of disorder" were still reported in some areas this Tuesday, "where individuals with the same intentions as those who (...) perpetrated some acts, but they are being repelled in an exemplary manner."
The officer emphasized that forces remain on the streets and resources have been reinforced based on the threats, to provide the necessary responses and restore public order and tranquility.
According to the National Police spokesperson, arrests will continue, stating that authorities are in possession of images "of the people committing these acts and will continue to be detained."
"From yesterday [Monday] to today, another 400 [people] were arrested. We have our reporting channels. Citizens can report through our 111 emergency line, through any police numbers they have, through our social media sites, and through any means of contacting police officers or units that can file an appeal," he added.
Mateus Rodrigues expressed the Ministry of the Interior's position of "revulsion and social disapproval" of "the acts that have been perpetrated (...) and some that are still being perpetrated in the province of Luanda."
"The situation is stable, and the police forces are doing everything in their power and with all means to restore legality (...) where necessary and to maintain legality (...) where it has already been restored," he emphasized.
