Brazil prison clashes 'kill 25 inmates'
<p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> 25 <span word="inmates">inmates</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="clashes">clashes</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="factions">factions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="overcrowded">overcrowded</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="report">report</span>.</p><p><span word="Seven">Seven</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="beheaded">beheaded</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Boa">Boa</span> <span word="Vista">Vista</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Roraima">Roraima</span> <span word="state">state</span>, <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> 100 <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hostages">hostages</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="freed">freed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="riot">riot</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="ended">ended</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prisoner">prisoner</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="confirm">confirm</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="inmates">inmates</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="section">section</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="faction">faction</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="held">held</span>, <span word="Capt">Capt</span> <span word="Falkner">Falkner</span> <span word="Ferreira">Ferreira</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="G">G</span>1 <span word="website">website</span> (<span word="in">in</span> <span word="Portuguese">Portuguese</span>).</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="prisoners">prisoners</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="knives">knives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wooden">wooden</span> <span word="sticks">sticks</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="witness">witness</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Reports">Reports</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> 1,400 <span word="inmates">inmates</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prison">prison</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 740.</p><p><span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="population">population</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> 600,000 <span word="inmates">inmates</span>.</p><p><span word="Correspondents">Correspondents</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="poorly">poorly</span> <span word="resourced">resourced</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="overcrowded">overcrowded</span> <span word="jails">jails</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="gangs">gangs</span>.</p>
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