mostly in confrontations between rival gangs battling for control of cocaine markets Forty-six inmates involved in one of Brazil's deadliest prison riots were being transferred to other jails on ...

Brazil has the world's third-largest ... and there are frequent clashes between rival gangs. Riots to demand better conditions and prison escapes are also common. Attempts to reform the prison ...

A prison riot that broke out early Saturday in the southern Brazilian state of Sao Paulo left two dead, prison authorities said. The riot in the overcrowded prison at Taubate, in Sao Paulo's ...

He said that negotiations for better conditions in the prison were still under way 12 hours later. Prisoners set some objects on fire and were using metal poles to cause damage to the 928-bed prison ...

Around 33% of the prison population is made up of pretrial detainees. Along with severe overcrowding and gang violence, riots and breakout attempts in Brazil's prisons are not uncommon.

The Jan. 8, 2023, riot on the Brazilian Capitol has been met with a much clearer rebuke from the Brazilian right. Though some of Mr. Bolsonaro’s allies have criticized the multiyear prison ...