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Hundreds Of Prisoners Escape Brazil Jails Ahead Of Coronavirus Lockdown
Hundreds of prisoners broke out of four Brazilian jails on Monday, the day before their day-release privileges were due to be suspended over the coronavirus outbreak, Sao Paulo state prison authorities and local media reported.
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Brazil Proposes Prisons Overhaul After Massacre, Families Hold Vigil
Brazil's justice minister on Tuesday proposed an overhaul of the penal system to tackle chronic prison overcrowding a day after 56 inmates were massacred in the deadliest riot in two decades.
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Inmates Beheaded In Brazil Jail Riot, 56 Killed
Rioting inmates decapitated their rivals in brutal fighting between two gangs in a Brazilian jail that left 56 dead, while 144 prisoners escaped, officials said on Monday.
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Six die in Brazil prison fire
Six inmates of a Brazilian jail were killed in a fire set during a riot, authorities said on Wednesday
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Website airs video of beheaded inmates in Brazil jail
A gruesome video showing three beheaded inmates in a northeastern Brazilian jail hit by rampant gang violence was aired on Tuesday on the website of the daily Folha de Sao Paulo.
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Hundreds Of Prisoners Escape Brazil Jails Ahead Of Coronavirus Lockdown
Hundreds of prisoners broke out of four Brazilian jails on Monday, the day before their day-release privileges were due to be suspended over the coronavirus outbreak, Sao Paulo state prison authorities and local media reported.
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Brazil Proposes Prisons Overhaul After Massacre, Families Hold Vigil
Brazil's justice minister on Tuesday proposed an overhaul of the penal system to tackle chronic prison overcrowding a day after 56 inmates were massacred in the deadliest riot in two decades.
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Inmates Beheaded In Brazil Jail Riot, 56 Killed
Rioting inmates decapitated their rivals in brutal fighting between two gangs in a Brazilian jail that left 56 dead, while 144 prisoners escaped, officials said on Monday.
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Six die in Brazil prison fire
Six inmates of a Brazilian jail were killed in a fire set during a riot, authorities said on Wednesday
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Website airs video of beheaded inmates in Brazil jail
A gruesome video showing three beheaded inmates in a northeastern Brazilian jail hit by rampant gang violence was aired on Tuesday on the website of the daily Folha de Sao Paulo.
