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Brazil Finds Stolen Radioactive Material After 4 Days

Summary by The Rio Times
Brazil's nuclear safety authority says the stolen actinium-225, a cancer-therapy isotope made in the United States, was found intact and poses a low risk.

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The Civil Police located, on Monday night (5), the packaging used to transport Actínio-225, radioactive material that had disappeared after the theft of a van in Guarulhos, in Grande São Paulo. The container was found in a vacant lot in the neighborhood of São Rafael, in the Eastern Zone of the capital. According to information disclosed by the G1 [...]

Radioactive material was stolen while being transported by a van The post Radioactive material used in cancer treatment is found after being stolen from van in Guarulhos, SP apareceu primeiro em ND More

The Civil Police located the cargo of radioactive material stolen last Thursday (1o) in São Paulo. The material, which contains Actínio-225, was found abandoned in a forest area in the eastern part of the capital of São Paulo. The cargo was transported in a van that was approached by criminals. According to the investigation, the driver was about [...]

Material used in medical treatments was in wasteland in São Rafael ☆ Photo: Disclosure/ANSN and Civil Police The radioactive material stolen from a van on Thursday night (1st) in Vila Maria, São Paulo, was located by the Civil Police, on Monday night (5), according to ANSN (National Nuclear Safety Authority).The Actinio-225, used in medical treatments, was in a wasteland on Un do Cruzeiro street, in the São Rafael neighborhood, in the eastern pa…

The radioactive material stolen from a van on Thursday night (1o) in Vila Maria, São Paulo, was located by the Civil Police, on Monday night (5), according to ANSN (National Nuclear Safety Authority). The Actínio-225, used in medical treatments, was in a vacant lot on the street One of the Cruise, on the [...]

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Correio Braziliense broke the news in Brasília, Brazil on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
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