Police officers are removed after attacks on young people during a vaquejada in MA Military police officers were removed from operational activities after videos circulating on social media showed an approach during a vaquejada party in Barreirinhas, in the Lençóis Maranhenses region. In the images, the agents appear attacking a young man with punches and kicks. It is also possible to see the police pushing people who were trying to intervene and contain the action (see the video above). ?Download the g1 app to see news from MA in real time and for free PMs are removed after videos show attacks on young people during a vaquejada in Maranhão Reproduction/Social media There is no information about the circumstances of the approach or the motivation for the attacks. The State Secretariat for Public Security of Maranhão (SSP-MA) informed that it ordered the Military Police to immediately investigate the images. The measure was adopted as a precautionary measure while the case is investigated. The Maranhão Military Police Internal Affairs Office (PM-MA) initiated a procedure to investigate the circumstances of the approach and the conduct of the police officers involved. The military personnel were removed from operational activities until the investigations were completed. In a statement, the SSP-MA stated that it does not condone misconduct and that, if irregularities are found, the appropriate administrative and disciplinary measures will be adopted.