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Why the Brazil Prison Massacre Was a ‘Tragedy Foretold’

July 30, 2019July 31, 2019ERNESTO LONDOÑO and LETICIA CASADOComments Off on Why the Brazil Prison Massacre Was a ‘Tragedy Foretold’
The deadliest prison massacre in Brazil in decades shows how powerful drug gangs have come to control the country’s overcrowded, underfunded prisons.
Tagged Altamira (Brazil), Comando Classe A, Drug Abuse and Traffic, First Capital Command (PCC), Gangs, Prisons and Prisoners
ERNESTO LONDOÑO and LETICIA CASADO
https://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

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