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Twenty-seven inmates were killed after a Brazilian prison riot broke out, adding to chaos in a penitentiary system in which some 140 inmates have died in gang warfare since the start of the year.
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Inmates are seen on a rooftop amid an uprising at Alcacuz jail in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. REUTERS/Josemar Goncalves
Inmates line up close uproar police at Alcacuz jail in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. REUTERS/Josemar Goncalves
Inmates are seen amid an uprising at Alcacuz jail in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. REUTERS/Josemar Goncalves
Inmates from various groups (top and base) secure themselves amid an uprising at Alcacuz jail in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. REUTERS/Josemar Goncalves
Relatives of detainees dissent against the exchange of detainees to another jail before Alcacuz jail in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. REUTERS/Josemar Goncalves
Relatives of detainees dissent against the exchange of detainees to another jail before Alcacuz jail in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. REUTERS/Josemar Goncalves
Riot police enter at the Alcacuz jail amid an uprising in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. REUTERS/Josemar Goncalves
Relatives of detainees challenge against the exchange of detainees to another jail before Alcacuz jail in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. REUTERS/Josemar Goncalves
An prisoner holds a spear while remaining on a rooftop with kindred detainees amid an uprising at Alcacuz jail in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. REUTERS/Josemar Goncalves
Inmates are seen amid an uprising at Alcacuz jail in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. REUTERS/Josemar Goncalves
Inmates are imagined on rooftop after another uprising softened out at Alcacuz jail up Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. REUTERS/Josemar Goncalves
Inmates transport bodies after a jail revolt in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. REUTERS/Josemar Goncalves
Inmates remain before uproar police after another uprising softened out at Alcacuz jail up Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. REUTERS/Josemar Goncalves
The groups of detainees leave a jail after they were murdered amid a jail revolt in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. REUTERS/Josemar Goncalves
Inmates are seen amid an uprising at Alcacuz jail in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. REUTERS/Josemar Goncalves
Inmates are envisioned in rooftop after another uprising softened out at Alcacuz jail up Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. REUTERS/Josemar Goncalves
Inmates ensure themselves after another uprising softened out at Alcacuz jail up Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. REUTERS/Josemar Goncalves
An detainee is envisioned on a rooftop after another uprising softened out at Alcacuz jail up Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. REUTERS/Josemar Goncalves
Inmates are seen on a rooftop amid an uprising at Alcacuz jail in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. REUTERS/Josemar Goncalves
Police auto drives past the mass of Alcacuz jail while detainees from various packs (L and R) secure themselves amid an uprising, in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. REUTERS/Josemar Goncalves
The groups of detainees are imagined after they were slaughtered amid a jail revolt in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. REUTERS/Josemar Goncalves
An detainee converses with uproar police after another uprising softened out at Alcacuz jail up Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. REUTERS/Josemar Goncalves
The groups of detainees land at the Institute of Forensic Science after they were murdered in a jail revolt in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. REUTERS/Leo Carioca
An prisoner utilizes a shield with the initials PCC to ensure himself after another uprising softened out at Alcacuz jail up Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. PCC (First Command of the Capital) are the initials of Brazil's most effective medication group. REUTERS/Josemar Goncalves
The groups of detainees are envisioned after they were murdered amid a jail revolt in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. REUTERS/Josema Goncalves
The assortments of detainees land at the Institute of Forensic Science after they were executed in a jail revolt in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. REUTERS/Leo Carioca