Brazilian authorities said that the inmates responsible for the killings of 60 rivals at two prisons in the Amazon region will be transferred to high-security federal institutions in addition to being ...

At this self-managed facility, reintegration is the priority. The recidivism rate is far lower than that of the traditional ...

SÃO PAULO—A Brazilian gang founded in the country’s violent prisons is fast becoming one of the world’s biggest criminal organizations, reshaping global cocaine flows from South America to Europe’s ...

Rioting inmates beheaded rivals and burned others alive in an explosion of violence in two Brazilian jails that left at least 18 people dead on Monday, the authorities said. Prisoners also took women ...

A gang born in Brazil's brutal prison system is no longer just a domestic security threat. The Primeiro Comando da Capital, or PCC, has evolved into a sprawling transnational criminal organization ...

At least 57 inmates were killed during a prison riot in northern Brazil on Monday as rival gang factions fought each other, an official said. Sixteen of the dead were decapitated in the second major ...

Brazil's Former President Jair Bolsonaro Begins 27-Year Prison Sentence for Coup Attempt BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday started his 27-year prison ...

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Analysis-Brazil's Bolsonaro Is Going to Prison. Here Is How He Can Get Out By Luciana Magalhaes and Manuela Andreoni BRASILIA (Reuters) -On paper, former President Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to ...