Brazilian prison riots

1 | 1 January, 2017

Anísio Jobim Penitentiary Complex (COMPAJ)

56 prisoners killed, including several who were decapitated and dismembered in a 17 hour riot. Authorities said the Amazon-based Family of the North gang targeted gangsters allied to São Paulo’s First Capital Command

 

2 | 2 January

Puraquequara Prison Unit

Four more prisoners reportedly linked to the First Capital Command gang were killed

 

3 | 6 January

Monte Cristo Agricultural Penitentiary

The authorities blamed the First Capital Command for the bloody massacre of 33 prisoners here, many of whom were cut to pieces

 

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Judge Raimundo Vidal Pessoa Public Prison

Four prisoners killed between January 7-8 after hundreds of prisoners – many linked to the First Capital Command – were transferred to this jail following the January 1 massacre

 

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Brasilia

Boa Vista

Manaus

Rio de Janeiro

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500 km

500 miles

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Judge Raimundo Vidal Pessoa Public Prison

Four prisoners killed between January 7-8 after hundreds of prisoners – many linked to the First Capital Command – were transferred to this jail following the January 1 massacre

 

3 | 6 January

Monte Cristo Agricultural Penitentiary

The authorities blamed the First Capital Command for the bloody massacre of 33 prisoners here, many of whom were cut to pieces

2 | 2 January

Puraquequara Prison Unit

Four more prisoners reportedly linked to the First Capital Command gang were killed

1 | 1 January, 2017

Anísio Jobim Penitentiary Complex (COMPAJ)

56 prisoners killed, including several who were decapitated and dismembered in a 17 hour riot. Authorities said the Amazon-based Family of the North gang targeted gangsters allied to São Paulo’s First Capital Command

Pacific Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Brasilia

Boa Vista

Manaus

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil