Fifty-two inmates killed in Brazil prison riot; 16 decapitatedPresident Jair Bolsonaro, elected last year on promises to crack down on violent crime, has described plans to “stuff prison cells with criminals.”
“I’d rather a prison cell full of criminals than a cemetery full of innocent people,” he said. “We will build more if necessary.”
The Altamira was already over capacity, according to local media. It was built for 200 detainees, but currently houses 311.
Strangely, I need to be periodically reminded that nationlism kills people, even though I live in its consequences every day.
Sepultura put out
a song about an eerily similar massacre back in 1993.