Tara John
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| Foto: EBC |
Four people were killed in a
Manaus, Brazil, jail on Jan. 8, the fourth in a series of bloody prison riots
in northern Brazil this year that have left nearly 100 inmates dead. Here's
what's to blame.
OVERCROWDING
Brazil has the world’s fourth
largest prison population per capita, with roughly half of all inmates still
awaiting trial. Overcrowding makes it hard to separate rival factions, who are
sent to remote northern states in an attempt to dissolve their gang ties.
INFIGHTING
The riots are reportedly part
of a power struggle between rival drug gangs the First Capital Command (PCC)
and the Red Command. Gang members have decapitated and dismembered rivals
during the bloodshed.
UNDERFUNDING
Many of Brazil’s jails are
poorly staffed and equipped, making it impossible to contain a riot. Following
the first uprising on Jan. 1, the government promised to modernize prisons and
hasten the process of criminal charges.
Tara John, TIME,
January 23, 2017
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