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Brazil Prisoner's Desperate Escape Attempt Leaves Him Stuck In Prison Wall
In Brazil, an inmates escape attempt went wrong when he got stuck in a prison wall. Firefighters had to drill him out safely after wardens spotted strange movement.
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Watch: Handcuffed Prisoner Escapes From Moving Police Van
A prisoner in Brazil managed to escape from a moving police van - while he was handcuffed.
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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 Man, Who Tried To Escape Jail Dressed As His Daughter, Found Dead
A Brazilian inmate, whose masked attempt to break out of jail dressed as his daughter reverberated around the world, was found dead in his cell on Tuesday, after apparently having hanged himself, Rio de Janeiro state authorities said on Tuesday.
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Brazil Gang Leader Tries To Escape Prison By Dressing Up As His Daughter
A Brazilian gang leader has gone viral around the world for attempting to escape prison dressed like his 19-year-old daughter.
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Brazil Gang Members Behead Rivals In Jail Riot While Guards Look On
As the prison burned and inmates screamed, the guards stood in their tower, clutching their guns, watching the hellish scene unfold.
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57 Killed, Several Beheaded In Clash Between Rival Gangs In Brazil Prison
A bloody clash between two prison gangs on Monday left at least 57 inmates dead with 16 of them decapitated, authorities in the state of Para said, the latest deadly clash as Brazil's government struggles to control the country's overcrowded jails.
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Clashes In Four Brazil Prisons Leave 42 Dead: Official
At least 42 inmates were killed in clashes in four prisons in northern Brazil on Monday, authorities said, a day after violence in one of the jails left 15 people dead.
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Clashes Between Prisoners In Brazil Jail Leave 15 Dead: Official
Clashes between inmates killed 15 people at a jail in Amazonas state in northern Brazil on Sunday, the regional prison authority said.
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Gunmen Storm Brazil Prison, Kill Policeman And Let 92 Inmates Escape
Heavily armed men blew down the front gate of a maximum security prison in northeastern Brazil early Monday and with guns blazing enabled 92 inmates to escape while killing a policeman, authorities said.
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Police Take Control Of Brazil Prison After Gang Fighting
Military police took control on Saturday of a prison in northeastern Brazil after fighting between rival gangs left 26 inmates dead, the latest in a spate of violence in the country's penitentiaries.
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Brazil Jail Riot Likely Killed More Than 30: Police
The latest prison riot in northern Brazil is thought to have killed more than 30 people, some of them beheaded, officials said Sunday, tripling an earlier estimated death toll.
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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 Prison Riots, 8 Dead: Police
Rioting inmates beheaded their rivals and bodies were burned in an explosion of violence in two Brazilian jails that left at least 18 people dead on Monday, authorities said.
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25 Inmates Killed In Brazil Prison Clash
At least 25 inmates died on Sunday in clashes between two rival factions in a prison in far northern Brazil, local media reported citing police.
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Brazil Prisoner's Desperate Escape Attempt Leaves Him Stuck In Prison Wall
In Brazil, an inmates escape attempt went wrong when he got stuck in a prison wall. Firefighters had to drill him out safely after wardens spotted strange movement.
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Watch: Handcuffed Prisoner Escapes From Moving Police Van
A prisoner in Brazil managed to escape from a moving police van - while he was handcuffed.
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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 Man, Who Tried To Escape Jail Dressed As His Daughter, Found Dead
A Brazilian inmate, whose masked attempt to break out of jail dressed as his daughter reverberated around the world, was found dead in his cell on Tuesday, after apparently having hanged himself, Rio de Janeiro state authorities said on Tuesday.
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Brazil Gang Leader Tries To Escape Prison By Dressing Up As His Daughter
A Brazilian gang leader has gone viral around the world for attempting to escape prison dressed like his 19-year-old daughter.
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Brazil Gang Members Behead Rivals In Jail Riot While Guards Look On
As the prison burned and inmates screamed, the guards stood in their tower, clutching their guns, watching the hellish scene unfold.
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57 Killed, Several Beheaded In Clash Between Rival Gangs In Brazil Prison
A bloody clash between two prison gangs on Monday left at least 57 inmates dead with 16 of them decapitated, authorities in the state of Para said, the latest deadly clash as Brazil's government struggles to control the country's overcrowded jails.
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Clashes In Four Brazil Prisons Leave 42 Dead: Official
At least 42 inmates were killed in clashes in four prisons in northern Brazil on Monday, authorities said, a day after violence in one of the jails left 15 people dead.
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Clashes Between Prisoners In Brazil Jail Leave 15 Dead: Official
Clashes between inmates killed 15 people at a jail in Amazonas state in northern Brazil on Sunday, the regional prison authority said.
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Gunmen Storm Brazil Prison, Kill Policeman And Let 92 Inmates Escape
Heavily armed men blew down the front gate of a maximum security prison in northeastern Brazil early Monday and with guns blazing enabled 92 inmates to escape while killing a policeman, authorities said.
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Police Take Control Of Brazil Prison After Gang Fighting
Military police took control on Saturday of a prison in northeastern Brazil after fighting between rival gangs left 26 inmates dead, the latest in a spate of violence in the country's penitentiaries.
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Brazil Jail Riot Likely Killed More Than 30: Police
The latest prison riot in northern Brazil is thought to have killed more than 30 people, some of them beheaded, officials said Sunday, tripling an earlier estimated death toll.
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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 Prison Riots, 8 Dead: Police
Rioting inmates beheaded their rivals and bodies were burned in an explosion of violence in two Brazilian jails that left at least 18 people dead on Monday, authorities said.
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25 Inmates Killed In Brazil Prison Clash
At least 25 inmates died on Sunday in clashes between two rival factions in a prison in far northern Brazil, local media reported citing police.
