The Amazonas state government will compensate the families of those killed in the rebellion.

Brazil Agency - The government of Amazonas announced that it will compensate the families of the 56 prisoners killed at the Anísio Jobim Penitentiary Complex (Compaj) in Manaus (AM). Governor José Melo also ordered the Secretariats of Penitentiary Administration (Seap), Justice, Human Rights and Citizenship (Sejusc), and Social Assistance (Seas) to provide the necessary assistance to the families of the deceased inmates.

The government departments are assembling a working group to begin the assistance procedures. The State Attorney General's Office (PGE) has already initiated the process to compensate eligible families, as established by the Federal Constitution and decisions of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) and the Supreme Federal Court (STF).

The Attorney General of the State, Heloysa Simonetti, stated that work at the agency has already begun and that meetings will be held in the coming days with the leadership of SEAP (State Secretariat for Penitentiary Administration) and members of the State Public Defender's Office to establish the procedures to be followed for the payment of compensation.

The rebellion began in the early afternoon of Sunday (1st) at Compaj, in Manaus (AM), and ended on Monday (2nd), after more than 17 hours.

The Secretary of Public Security of Amazonas, Sérgio Fontes, confirmed that the massacre occurred because of rivalries between two criminal organizations vying for control of illicit activities in the Amazon region: the Família do Norte (FDN) and the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC). Allied with Comando Vermelho (CV), from Rio de Janeiro, the FDN dominates drug trafficking and the interior of prison units in Amazonas.

Since the second half of 2015, leaders of the Amazonian criminal faction have been identified as the main suspects in the deaths of members of the PCC, a group that originated in São Paulo but is now present in almost all states of the federation.