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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500 km
500 miles
Atlantic Ocean
Brasilia
Boa Vista
Manaus
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
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3
2
500 km
500 miles
4
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