At least 52 dead in Brazil prison massacre as 16 inmates are beheaded and dozens more burned alive
MORE than 52 inmates and prison staff have been killed in a massive riot in a jail in northern Brazil.
Brazil's prison are chronically overcrowded and gang violence, riots and breakout attempts in Brazil's prisons are not uncommon. As Brazils incarcerated population has surged eight-fold in three decades to around 750,000 inmates, the worlds third-highest tally, its prison gangs have come to wield vast power that reaches far beyond prison walls.
Bolsonaro's ability to curtail violence, however, may be limited as most prisons are controlled at the state level.
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