The Manaus massacre is the largest since Carandiru.
The 56 confirmed inmate deaths so far at the Anísio Jobim Penitentiary Complex (Compaj) in Manaus already make this the second deadliest prison massacre in the country, surpassed only by the Carandiru Massacre in 1992, when 111 prisoners were killed by police.
247, with Agência Brasil - The 56 confirmed inmate deaths so far at the Anísio Jobim Penitentiary Complex (Compaj) in Manaus already make this the second deadliest prison massacre in the country, behind only the Carandiru Massacre in 1992, when 111 prisoners were killed by police.
The Amazonas Public Security Secretariat initially confirmed 60 deaths, but the number was corrected by the IML (Institute of Legal Medicine), which explained that body parts were counted repeatedly.
In the Carandiru Massacre, a fight between two inmates on October 2, 1992, led to widespread chaos in one of the prison's pavilions, which escalated into a rebellion. The Military Police were called in, but after a failed attempt at negotiation, they decided to storm the facility with machine guns, rifles, and pistols, killing 111 inmates. More than 24 years after the massacre, no one has served time for the crimes.
In another bloody episode in the Brazilian prison system, 27 inmates were killed during a riot at the Urso Branco Prison in Porto Velho. The deaths gained international attention due to their brutality, which included decapitation, electric shocks, and hanging. The situation in the prison, especially overcrowding and allegations of mistreatment, led to Brazil being denounced to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of the Organization of American States (OAS).