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Riots at Brazil’s Alcacuz Penitentiary Center

January 18, 2017, 3:21 pm
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Brazilian authorities said Wednesday they are deploying 1,000 troops to “clean out” arms and cellphones from restive prisons while police moved to end a deadly gang face-off in the Alcacuz Penitentiary Center.

Some 200 prisoners are embarked on buses to be transferred from the Alcacuz Penitentiary Center to other prisons in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil on January 18, 2017. Brazilian authorities said Wednesday they are deploying 1,000 troops to "clean out" arms and cellphones from restive prisons while police moved to end a deadly gang face-off in one northern penitentiary. (ANDRESSA ANHOLETE/AFP/Getty Images) Inmates return to the pavilions just before the special police battalion invades the Alcacuz Penitentiary Center to regain control of the penitentiary in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, on January 18, 2017. Brazilian authorities said Wednesday they are deploying 1,000 troops to "clean out" arms and cellphones from restive prisons while police struggled to end a deadly gang face-off at Alcacuz. The soldiers were being brought in to respond to a "national emergency" in the badly overcrowded prison system, Defense Minister Raul Jungmann said. (ANDRESSA ANHOLETE/AFP/Getty Images) Members of the special police battalion enter the Alcacuz Penitentiary Center to regain control of the penitentiary in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, on January 18, 2017. Brazilian authorities said Wednesday they are deploying 1,000 troops to "clean out" arms and cellphones from restive prisons while police struggled to end a deadly gang face-off at Alcacuz. The soldiers were being brought in to respond to a "national emergency" in the badly overcrowded prison system, Defense Minister Raul Jungmann said. (ANDRESSA ANHOLETE/AFP/Getty Images) Prisoners during a riot at the Alcacuz Penitentiary Center near Natal in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil on January 17, 2017. Brazilian police fired rubber bullets Tuesday at inmates who have taken over a jail where dozens were massacred over the weekend in the latest in a string of prison riots. Police positioned on top of the outer walls of the Alcacuz jail near the northeastern city of Natal fired at a crowd of inmates who had taken control of part of the complex. A total of 26 prisoners were killed in Alcacuz -- many of them beheaded -- during a violent riot that broke out late Saturday, according to officials. (ANDRESSA ANHOLETE/AFP/Getty Images) Women relatives of inmates set makeshift barricades on fire in protest for the transfer of some 200 prisoners from the Alcacuz Penitentiary Center to other prisons in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil on January 18, 2017. Brazilian authorities said Wednesday they are deploying 1,000 troops to "clean out" arms and cellphones from restive prisons while police moved to end a deadly gang face-off in one northern penitentiary. (ANDRESSA ANHOLETE/AFP/Getty Images) Prisoners during a riot at the Alcacuz Penitentiary Center near Natal in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil on January 17, 2017. Brazilian police fired rubber bullets Tuesday at inmates who have taken over a jail where dozens were massacred over the weekend in the latest in a string of prison riots. Police positioned on top of the outer walls of the Alcacuz jail near the northeastern city of Natal fired at a crowd of inmates who had taken control of part of the complex. A total of 26 prisoners were killed in Alcacuz -- many of them beheaded -- during a violent riot that broke out late Saturday, according to officials. (ANDRESSA ANHOLETE/AFP/Getty Images) Some 200 prisoners are embarked on buses to be transferred from the Alcacuz Penitentiary Center to other prisons in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil on January 18, 2017. Brazilian authorities said Wednesday they are deploying 1,000 troops to "clean out" arms and cellphones from restive prisons while police moved to end a deadly gang face-off in one northern penitentiary. (ANDRESSA ANHOLETE/AFP/Getty Images) Women relatives of inmates set makeshift barricades on fire in protest for the transfer of some 200 prisoners from the Alcacuz Penitentiary Center to other prisons in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil on January 18, 2017. Brazilian authorities said Wednesday they are deploying 1,000 troops to "clean out" arms and cellphones from restive prisons while police moved to end a deadly gang face-off in one northern penitentiary. (ANDRESSA ANHOLETE/AFP/Getty Images) Prisoners during a riot at the Alcacuz Penitentiary Center near Natal in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil on January 17, 2017. Brazilian police fired rubber bullets Tuesday at inmates who have taken over a jail where dozens were massacred over the weekend in the latest in a string of prison riots. Police positioned on top of the outer walls of the Alcacuz jail near the northeastern city of Natal fired at a crowd of inmates who had taken control of part of the complex. A total of 26 prisoners were killed in Alcacuz -- many of them beheaded -- during a violent riot that broke out late Saturday, according to officials. (ANDRESSA ANHOLETE/AFP/Getty Images) Prisoners atop the roof of the compound celebrate the transfer of their leaders after a negotiation with the police at the Alcacuz Penitentiary, near Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, on January 16, 2017. Authorities thought inmates at the Alcacuz jail near the northeastern city of Natal were under control following the quelling of a deadly riot that broke out Saturday, until some climbed to the roof on Monday. On Sunday, police had stormed the prison and ended a night-long riot. They found 26 prisoners dead, most of them beheaded, officials said. (ANDRESSA ANHOLETE/AFP/Getty Images) Prisoners atop the roof of the compound celebrate the transfer of their leaders after a negotiation with the police at the Alcacuz Penitentiary, near Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, on January 16, 2017. Authorities thought inmates at the Alcacuz jail near the northeastern city of Natal were under control following the quelling of a deadly riot that broke out Saturday, until some climbed to the roof on Monday. On Sunday, police had stormed the prison and ended a night-long riot. They found 26 prisoners dead, most of them beheaded, officials said. (ANDRESSA ANHOLETE/AFP/Getty Images) Prisoners during a riot at the Alcacuz Penitentiary Center near Natal in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil on January 17, 2017. Brazilian police fired rubber bullets Tuesday at inmates who have taken over a jail where dozens were massacred over the weekend in the latest in a string of prison riots. Police positioned on top of the outer walls of the Alcacuz jail near the northeastern city of Natal fired at a crowd of inmates who had taken control of part of the complex. A total of 26 prisoners were killed in Alcacuz -- many of them beheaded -- during a violent riot that broke out late Saturday, according to officials. (ANDRESSA ANHOLETE/AFP/Getty Images) Women relatives of inmates set makeshift barricades on fire in protest for the transfer of some 200 prisoners from the Alcacuz Penitentiary Center to other prisons in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil on January 18, 2017. Brazilian authorities said Wednesday they are deploying 1,000 troops to "clean out" arms and cellphones from restive prisons while police moved to end a deadly gang face-off in one northern penitentiary. (ANDRESSA ANHOLETE/AFP/Getty Images) Women relatives of inmates set makeshift barricades on fire in protest for the transfer of some 200 prisoners from the Alcacuz Penitentiary Center to other prisons in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil on January 18, 2017. Brazilian authorities said Wednesday they are deploying 1,000 troops to "clean out" arms and cellphones from restive prisons while police moved to end a deadly gang face-off in one northern penitentiary. (ANDRESSA ANHOLETE/AFP/Getty Images) Some 200 prisoners are embarked on buses to be transferred from the Alcacuz Penitentiary Center to other prisons in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil on January 18, 2017. Brazilian authorities said Wednesday they are deploying 1,000 troops to "clean out" arms and cellphones from restive prisons while police moved to end a deadly gang face-off in one northern penitentiary. (ANDRESSA ANHOLETE/AFP/Getty Images) Members of the special police battalion enter the Alcacuz Penitentiary Center to regain control of the penitentiary in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, on January 18, 2017. Brazilian authorities said Wednesday they are deploying 1,000 troops to "clean out" arms and cellphones from restive prisons while police struggled to end a deadly gang face-off at Alcacuz. The soldiers were being brought in to respond to a "national emergency" in the badly overcrowded prison system, Defense Minister Raul Jungmann said. (ANDRESSA ANHOLETE/AFP/Getty Images) Members of the special police battalion are seen at the Alcacuz Penitentiary Center where they entered to regain control of the penitentiary in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, on January 18, 2017. Brazilian authorities said Wednesday they are deploying 1,000 troops to "clean out" arms and cellphones from restive prisons while police struggled to end a deadly gang face-off at Alcacuz. The soldiers were being brought in to respond to a "national emergency" in the badly overcrowded prison system, Defense Minister Raul Jungmann said. (ANDRESSA ANHOLETE/AFP/Getty Images) Members of the special police battalion enter the Alcacuz Penitentiary Center to regain control of the penitentiary in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, on January 18, 2017. Brazilian authorities said Wednesday they are deploying 1,000 troops to "clean out" arms and cellphones from restive prisons while police struggled to end a deadly gang face-off at Alcacuz. The soldiers were being brought in to respond to a "national emergency" in the badly overcrowded prison system, Defense Minister Raul Jungmann said. (ANDRESSA ANHOLETE/AFP/Getty Images) Members of the special police battalion enter the Alcacuz Penitentiary Center to regain control of the penitentiary in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, on January 18, 2017. Brazilian authorities said Wednesday they are deploying 1,000 troops to "clean out" arms and cellphones from restive prisons while police struggled to end a deadly gang face-off at Alcacuz. The soldiers were being brought in to respond to a "national emergency" in the badly overcrowded prison system, Defense Minister Raul Jungmann said. (ANDRESSA ANHOLETE/AFP/Getty Images) Inmates are seen at the vandalized facilities of the Alcacuz Penitentiary Center during a riot in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil on January 18, 2017. Brazil's government on January 17 ordered the armed forces to help secure the country's overcrowded jails as police fought to separate rival gangs of inmates in one prison following a massacre. (ANDRESSA ANHOLETE/AFP/Getty Images) Inmates wave from the prison roof at the Alcacuz Penitentiary Center during a riot in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil on January 18, 2017. Brazil's government on January 17 ordered the armed forces to help secure the country's overcrowded jails as police fought to separate rival gangs of inmates in one prison following a massacre. (ANDRESSA ANHOLETE/AFP/Getty Images) Relatives of detainees look at the Alcacuz Penitentiary Center during a riot in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil on January 18, 2017. Brazil's government on January 17 ordered the armed forces to help secure the country's overcrowded jails as police fought to separate rival gangs of inmates in one prison following a massacre. (ANDRESSA ANHOLETE/AFP/Getty Images) Prisoners were arrested after setting fire during a riot at the Alcacuz Penitentiary Center near Natal in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil on January 17, 2017. Brazilian police fired rubber bullets Tuesday at inmates who have taken over a jail where dozens were massacred over the weekend in the latest in a string of prison riots. Police positioned on top of the outer walls of the Alcacuz jail near the northeastern city of Natal fired at a crowd of inmates who had taken control of part of the complex. A total of 26 prisoners were killed in Alcacuz -- many of them beheaded -- during a violent riot that broke out late Saturday, according to officials. (ANDRESSA ANHOLETE/AFP/Getty Images) Prisoners during a riot at the Alcacuz Penitentiary Center near Natal in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil on January 17, 2017. Brazilian police fired rubber bullets Tuesday at inmates who have taken over a jail where dozens were massacred over the weekend in the latest in a string of prison riots. Police positioned on top of the outer walls of the Alcacuz jail near the northeastern city of Natal fired at a crowd of inmates who had taken control of part of the complex. A total of 26 prisoners were killed in Alcacuz -- many of them beheaded -- during a violent riot that broke out late Saturday, according to officials. (ANDRESSA ANHOLETE/AFP/Getty Images) Prisoners during a riot at the Alcacuz Penitentiary Center near Natal in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil on January 17, 2017. Brazilian police fired rubber bullets Tuesday at inmates who have taken over a jail where dozens were massacred over the weekend in the latest in a string of prison riots. Police positioned on top of the outer walls of the Alcacuz jail near the northeastern city of Natal fired at a crowd of inmates who had taken control of part of the complex. A total of 26 prisoners were killed in Alcacuz -- many of them beheaded -- during a violent riot that broke out late Saturday, according to officials. (ANDRESSA ANHOLETE/AFP/Getty Images) Prisoners cover themselves using makeshift shields as riot police agents (out of frame) fire rubber bullets during a rebellion at the Alcacuz Penitentiary Center near Natal in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil on January 17, 2017. Brazilian police fired rubber bullets Tuesday at inmates who have taken over a jail where dozens were massacred over the weekend in the latest in a string of prison riots. Police positioned on top of the outer walls of the Alcacuz jail near the northeastern city of Natal fired at a crowd of inmates who had taken control of part of the complex. A total of 26 prisoners were killed in Alcacuz -- many of them beheaded -- during a violent riot that broke out late Saturday, according to officials. (ANDRESSA ANHOLETE/AFP/Getty Images) Rival prisoners prepare for confrontation using makeshift shields and weapons at the Alcacuz Penitentiary Center near Natal in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil on January 17, 2017. A deadly tumult exploded on Saturday at Natal's overcrowded jail, on Sunday, police had invaded the prison and ended a night riot. They found 26 prisoners killed, most of them beheaded. It was the third major massacre to hit Brazil's overcrowded jails this month, all of them thought to involve suspected drug gangs. (ANDRESSA ANHOLETE/AFP/Getty Images)

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