At least 57 dead in Brazil prison massacre, over a dozen decapitated
- 5 years ago
dead with 16 of them decapitated in the state of Para, Brazil
The latest deadly clash as Brazil's government struggles to control the country's overcrowded jails.
State authorities said the riot began around 7 am at a prison in the northern city of Altamira, and involved rival gangs.
Prisoners belonging to the Comando Classe A gang set fire to a cell containing inmates from the rival Comando Vermelho, or Red Command, gang, Para's state government said in a statement.
The latest deadly clash as Brazil's government struggles to control the country's overcrowded jails.
State authorities said the riot began around 7 am at a prison in the northern city of Altamira, and involved rival gangs.
Prisoners belonging to the Comando Classe A gang set fire to a cell containing inmates from the rival Comando Vermelho, or Red Command, gang, Para's state government said in a statement.