Brazil
Capital city — Brasilia
Seen in the press
Read our selection of press reports about this country. This is a short description of prison conditions on a national scale. It gives an account of the preceding year’s events.
Brazil: el Supremo anula el ingreso en prisión tras la sentencia en segunda instancia
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish
Brazil: el escándalo de torturas que Bolsonaro considera una “tontería” y Moro, “un “malentendido”
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish
Brazil: Lula préfère la prison à un aménagement de peine
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French
Brazil: violencia salvaje en el infierno de las cárceles
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish
Brazil: why is prison violence so bad?
Source — Americas Quarterly
Brazil: "les prisons sont devenues stratégiques pour l’organisation du trafic de drogues"
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French
Brazil: gang violence leaves more than 50 dead in Brazil prison riot
Source — L'Express
Brazil: 55 inmates killed in spate of prison riots
Source — L'Express
Brazil: la Fashion Week entre en prison à Sao Paulo
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French
Brazil’s prison gangs are launching massive terrorism attacks. This explains why
Source — The washington post
Brazil: unos 17 presos "peligrosos" se fugaron de una cárcel
