Bloody riot leaves 26 dead in overcrowded prison in northeastern Brazil, amid a wave of prison violence since the start of the year - CGTN

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At least 26 people were killed during a 14-hour riot that broke out in a Brazilian prison on Saturday afternoon, according to police. Violence erupted between members of rival gangs, after one group invaded a wing of Alcacuz prison that housed their rivals. Some 140 inmates have died in a wave of prison violence since the start of the year, adding to chaos in Brazil's under-pressure penitentiary system.

At least 26 people were killed during a 14-hour riot that broke out in a Brazilian prison on Saturday afternoon, according to police. Violence erupted between members of rival gangs, after one group invaded a wing of Alcacuz prison that housed their rivals. Some 140 inmates have died in a wave of prison violence since the start of the year, adding to chaos in Brazil's under-pressure penitentiary system.

At least 26 people were killed during a 14-hour riot that broke out in a Brazilian prison on Saturday afternoon, according to police. Violence erupted between members of rival gangs, after one group invaded a wing of Alcacuz prison that housed their rivals. Some 140 inmates have died in a wave of prison violence since the start of the year, adding to chaos in Brazil's under-pressure penitentiary system.

At least 26 people were killed during a 14-hour riot that broke out in a Brazilian prison on Saturday afternoon, according to police. Violence erupted between members of rival gangs, after one group invaded a wing of Alcacuz prison that housed their rivals. Some 140 inmates have died in a wave of prison violence since the start of the year, adding to chaos in Brazil's under-pressure penitentiary system.

At least 26 people were killed during a 14-hour riot that broke out in a Brazilian prison on Saturday afternoon, according to police. Violence erupted between members of rival gangs, after one group invaded a wing of Alcacuz prison that housed their rivals. Some 140 inmates have died in a wave of prison violence since the start of the year, adding to chaos in Brazil's under-pressure penitentiary system.

At least 26 people were killed during a 14-hour riot that broke out in a Brazilian prison on Saturday afternoon, according to police. Violence erupted between members of rival gangs, after one group invaded a wing of Alcacuz prison that housed their rivals. Some 140 inmates have died in a wave of prison violence since the start of the year, adding to chaos in Brazil's under-pressure penitentiary system.

At least 26 people were killed during a 14-hour riot that broke out in a Brazilian prison on Saturday afternoon, according to police. Violence erupted between members of rival gangs, after one group invaded a wing of Alcacuz prison that housed their rivals. Some 140 inmates have died in a wave of prison violence since the start of the year, adding to chaos in Brazil's under-pressure penitentiary system.

At least 26 people were killed during a 14-hour riot that broke out in a Brazilian prison on Saturday afternoon, according to police. Violence erupted between members of rival gangs, after one group invaded a wing of Alcacuz prison that housed their rivals. Some 140 inmates have died in a wave of prison violence since the start of the year, adding to chaos in Brazil's under-pressure penitentiary system.

At least 26 people were killed during a 14-hour riot that broke out in a Brazilian prison on Saturday afternoon, according to police. Violence erupted between members of rival gangs, after one group invaded a wing of Alcacuz prison that housed their rivals. Some 140 inmates have died in a wave of prison violence since the start of the year, adding to chaos in Brazil's under-pressure penitentiary system.

At least 26 people were killed during a 14-hour riot that broke out in a Brazilian prison on Saturday afternoon, according to police. Violence erupted between members of rival gangs, after one group invaded a wing of Alcacuz prison that housed their rivals. Some 140 inmates have died in a wave of prison violence since the start of the year, adding to chaos in Brazil's under-pressure penitentiary system.