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Violence in multiple Brazil prisons leave over 55 dead: official
[Aljazeera] More than 55 inmates have been found dead over the last two days in separate prisons in northern Brazil, authorities said on Monday.The majority of the victims was found in the Antonio Trindade Penal Institute near Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state, where the facilities in question are located. The Amazonas state prison agency said the prisoners found dead on Monday all showed signs of asphyxia. The federal government said it was sending reinforcements to boost security in the state's prisons. Later on Monday, a statement from the Amazonas state penitentiary department revised the number of deaths to 40 from an earlier 42 and said authorities had regained control of the four prisons. No other details were provided. Monday's clashes took place a day after 15 inmates were killed during riots at Manaus' Anisio Jobim Prison Complex, authorities said. Those clashes broke out about 11:00am (15:00 GMT) during visiting hours at the facility, located about 28km from Manaus. "It was a fight between the inmates. There had never been deaths during the visits," Colonel Marcos Vinicius Almeida told a news conference on Sunday. Posted by: Besoeker 2019-05-28 |
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