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Military Police Massacre at Least 111 in Brazilian Prison

Loaded on Jan. 15, 1993 published in Prison Legal News January, 1993, page 8
Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Prison/Jail Murders, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Prisoners-International. Location: Brazil.
On the night of Oct. 2, just hours before nationwide municipal elections, the Military Police swept into Sao Paulo's Carandirú Prison, Latin America's largest, and killed a still unknown number of inmates. Officials originally put the death toll at 111; on Oct. 7 the federal Justice Ministry said about 200 ...

 

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