At least 40 inmates have
been found dead at separate prisons in northern Brazil a day after 15
prisoners were killed in gang clashes, officials say.
The latest deaths, which were reported in Manaus, the capital of
Amazonas state, all appeared to be the result of asphyxiation, authorities
said.
They added that staff had discovered the victims during routine
inspections at four different prison facilities.
A task force has been sent to “control the disturbances,”
officials said.
Several other inmates were injured in Monday’s incidents,
according to Brazil’s Globo news website (in Portuguese).
The majority of the victims were discovered at the Antônio
Trindade institute near Manaus, while deaths were also reported at the
Puraquequara and Provisional Detention Centre facilities in Amazonas state.
The local governor, Wilson Lima, described the situation on
Monday as a “crisis”.
He added that an investigation launched on Sunday would be
extended to include the latest deaths.
On Sunday, clashes reportedly broke out during visiting hours at
Anísio Jobim Penitentiary Complex in the region.
Officials said the prisoners had been stabbed with sharpened
toothbrushes and strangled to death.
The violence over the weekend was witnessed by visitors.
“It was total chaos,” the mother of an inmate – who did not wish
to be named – told the Rio Times.
“Everyone started to run, and everyone was pounding on the cell
gates, at the doors, and running down the corridors.”
Overcrowding
It comes two years after infighting killed 56 at the same jail, one of the deadliest riots ever in a Brazilian prison.
It comes two years after infighting killed 56 at the same jail, one of the deadliest riots ever in a Brazilian prison.
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