Brazil

Brazilian prisoners caught using mouse to smuggle contraband

Inmates at the Barra da Grota prison used a mouse with bags of drugs tied to its tale to ferry the contraband between cells

Brazilian inmate attempts escape disguised as elderly woman

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Clodoaldo Antonio Felipe used a mask and a long dress to pretend he was an elderly woman in order to walk right out from the Coronel Odenir Guimaraes Prison in central Brazil

Drug and contraband detection in inmate mail (white paper)

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Video: Brazilian inmates hold hostages over roof's edge during riot

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All of the hostages are reported to be fellow inmates, according to local sources

Brazil prison riot leaves at least 7 dead

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It's not yet clear if all seven killed were inmates

Cat used in contraband cell phone smuggling attempt

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Had phones, chargers and SIM cards strapped to its body

28 inmates escape after Brazilian prison officers seduced

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The officers were later found naked and handcuffed

Brazilian inmates release hostages after 2-day standoff

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Officers were taken hostage to demand an end to the use of handcuffs inside the prison

Prisoners take 7 staff members hostage in southern Brazil

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One of the staff members has since been set free, with minor injuries

Brazilian trio running 'cannibal bakery' go to trial

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The man, his wife and his mistress were arrested in April 2012 in the city of Garanhuns and police say they have confessed to the crimes

Remaining Brazil CO hostages freed

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Standoff ended after two days when the inmates' demands to be moved to other facilities were met

2 COs freed during Brazil inmate rebellion

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Two corrections officers held as hostages in an ongoing prison rebellion in Brazil have been freed during negotiations between authorities and inmates

Brazil corrections officers taken hostage in uprising

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Negotiators work to end the standoff with inmates who complained of poor treatment and bad food

Brazil prison riot ends after deal is reached

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Leaders of the revolt and prison negotiators agreed that hundreds of inmates would be transferred to other penitentiaries.

Brazil prison riot: Inmates beheads two, pushes one off roof

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Two prisoners were beheaded and another killed during a riot over conditions at a jail in southern Brazil. Inmates of the penitentiary in Cascavel took at least two other agents and a number of other inmates hostage in the uprising on Sunday.