Brazil prison riot leaves 57
dead
57 prisoners are slain as rival gangs enact homicidal
vendettas in a Brazilian jail, which started with a blaze and transformed into
slaughter in the north of the country.
By James Blears
The scene of wanton mayhem was a prison in the City of
Altamara. Sixteen inmates were decapitated, many more choked to death in the
smoke of deliberately set fires.
The death toll is expected to rise. An investigation is
underway with Authorities seeking the ring leaders, so they can be transferred
from this State prison to more secure Federal Penitentaries.
Waders concede they had no prior intelligence, thus warning
this would happen. They say that a gang known as Comando Classe A or CCA,
attacked a rival faction, Comando Vermelho, known as Red Command, by starting
fires. Two Prison Officers were kidnapped, but released unharmed as they
weren't the target of the murderous plot. Inmates took to the roofs armed with
home made knives.
So far no firearms have been found. Authorities weren`t able
to get back into the prison and regain control for almost five hours. During
that time mob law prevailed. The jail`s maximum capacity is 160, but almost
double that number of inmates was packed into it.
Brazil`s President Jair Bolsonaro has pledged to clamp down
on the prison system, in order to exert tighter and stricter control.
The penal population in Brazil numbers 700,000, which is the
third highest in the World.
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