Brazil Prison Riots

• Brazilian inmates riot, take prison guards hostage in Rio de Janeiro prison

  Authorities didn't provide information on any deaths or injuries at the prison, where over 2,000 inmates are crowded into a facility built for less than 900.

  Crime

  Feb 18, 2018
  
• Death toll nears 100 as gang killings in Brazil prisons continue

  A new prison uprising in Brazil early on Sunday left four dead, adding to the chaos in Brazil's penitentiary system that has left almost 100 inmates killed in the past week in a gang war.

  Jan 8, 2017
  
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• At least 18 dead, 55 escape after Brazilian prison riots

  At least 18 inmates died in clashes in two separate penitentiaries in Brazil's Amazon region and more than three dozen escaped after a third prison riot.

  World

  Oct 17, 2016