Lenk stated that after stealing her phone, the robbers accessed her bank account and transferred approximately 2,000 Brazilian reais, which she said is about 1 million Colombian pesos. ^[1] Tabata Lenk, a 24-year-old Brazilian content creator, said on 2026-09-01 that she was robbed by two men on a motorcycle while waiting at a traffic light on Avenida Presidente Tancredo Neves in the Ipiranga district of São Paulo, Brazil. ^[2] Flávio Bolsonaro, a Brazilian senator and primary rival to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in upcoming elections, met with a minister from El Salvador on Sunday in São Paulo. ^[3] Lima is preparing for an agenda of international events that will test its capacity to receive delegations and foreign visitors, including The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2026 and the Pan American Games 2027. ^[4] Lenk said one of the robbers broke the passenger-side window of her car and took her mobile phone, and that the incident was recorded by her vehicle's dashboard camera. ^[5] Flávio Bolsonaro expressed admiration for the security strategies of El Salvador's leader Nayib Bukele, referring to them as the 'Bukele recipe' for reducing violence. ^[6] Flávio Bolsonaro promised the creation of 500,000 new prison spaces in Brazil as part of his security agenda. ^[7] Flávio Bolsonaro stated that he and other Latin American politicians feel inspired by the 'Bukele recipe' to drastically reduce violence in their own countries. ^[8] The challenges for Lima involve not just having sufficient hotel rooms but also ensuring adequate transportation, security, food services, convention spaces, and services capable of responding to extraordinary demand increases. ^[9] The hotel sector estimates that visitors from sports, corporate, and gastronomic segments can spend between US$300 and US$800 daily on accommodation, food, and complementary services. ^[10] The hotel sector identifies a pending challenge as the infrastructure intended for large-scale meetings, noting that Lima competes with cities like Bogotá, São Paulo, and Buenos Aires which have experience and venues for international conventions. ^[11]