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Article: BRAZIL: PRISON-BASED GANG WARS WITH SAO PAULO POLICE, 170 DEAD.
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- NotiSur - South American Political and Economic Affairs
- Article date:
- May 26, 2006
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The Brazilian city of Sao Paulo underwent several days of bloodshed as warfare between gangsters and police left more than 170 dead between May 12 and May 19. The violence began after prison authorities attempted to isolate leaders of the prison gang Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) by moving them from local jails and sending them to a more remote and secure detention center. Street warfare and multiple prison rebellions led to the bloodiest days in the city's history and paralyzed movement within Brazil's largest metropolis.
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