NCUC member organization CDI's offices and training center were attacked (9/21, 05:30 pm) by a group of "marinais" who held the staff, the trainers and the trainees at gunpoint and stole all the equipments they got, from laptops to printers to microwaves, etc. No one was wounded or shot. A message from Marcelo told how affected he is - 5 years of dedication/ work, which was also his life, gone. Not to mention all the youth who were trained and provided with work. The police alerted only appeared on the site after 40 mns because they didn't have car available, although the premises belong to the state and were supposed to be protected by the military police of the "patrimonial" (public estate?) guard. They were called by the secretary and the young guys but they only showed up when the police arrived. Macelo is not really confident that the police will help find the culprits, or resolve this problem. Let's join in consoling Marcelo. Marcelo, let me offer any help I can. This will also affect NCUC, although minor compared to the damage suffered by CDI and Marcelo, because Marcelo had planned to help us operate the voting procedure for our election.