Brazil's Lethal Penitentiary System

The prison riots in Brazilian penitentiaries have not ceased. Corruption within and outside the prison system, rival gangs being forced to share the same yard, police forces avoiding involvement, and gang slaughterings are rising and do not seem to halt anytime soon.

• 2017-01-20T16:00:00+00:00
• Duration: 05:00

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idioma EN, Producto FYI, Categoria Politics, Subcategoria Latin America, brazil, violence, curruption, prison system, penitentiary, police forces, gangs, rival gangs, slaughter, manslaughter, rising violence, violence in Brazil, Society, News, FYI_01136_EN