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 ...

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.