Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Thursday handed down prison sentences to three defendants involved in the Jan. 8 riots in Brasilia during which the headquarters of the country's three ...

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 17-hour riot at a Brazilian prison between gangs fighting for control of drug sales resulted in scores of deaths and a manhunt for escapees. The Manaus prison was filled to over double its ...

The wife of a prisoner who was killed in a prison riot, cries outside the Anisio Jobim Penitentiary Complex in Manaus, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 2, 2017 Source: Futura Press ...

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Officials at a prison in Brazil have discovered that geese can provide security. The geese patrol the fenced perimeter between the prison yard and the outer walls. Donald Trump’s data purge has ...

A number of inmates at a jail in the northern Brazilian city of Belem have died during an attempted mass breakout. They were aided by an armed group outside the jail which used explosives against ...

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 ...