2019 Brazil prison riots

2019 Brazil prison riots
Part of Spillover of the Venezuelan crisis
DateMay 26, 2019-July 29, 2019
Attack type
Prison riots
Deaths112

Prison riots in Brazil that began on May 26, 2019, resulted in the deaths of at least 112 people as of July 29, 2019. The riots occurred at several prisons in the northern Brazilian state of Amazonas. Rival factions of the illicit Brazilian drug trade were responsible for the fighting.[1]

Prisons

May

  • Anísio Jobim penitentiary center, Manaus, 15 killed on May 26,[2] 4 killed on May 27.[3]
  • Antonio Trindade penal institute, 25 killed on May 27.[3]
  • Puraquequara jail, 6 killed on May 27.[3]
  • Provisional Detention Centre for Men, 5 killed on May 27.[3]

July

See also

References

  1. ^ Dominguez, Claudia; Darlington, Shasta (28 May 2019). "55 inmates killed in spate of prison riots in Brazil". Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  2. ^ Londoño, Ernesto (29 May 2019). "Prison Fighting Leaves at Least 55 Dead in Northern Brazil". New York Times. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "Brazil jail violence: Forty killed in Manaus prisons". BBC.com. BBC. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Brazil jail riot in Para state leaves 52 dead as gangs fight". BBC News. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.


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