A number of inmates at a jail in the northern Brazilian city of Belem have died during an attempted mass breakout. They were aided by an armed group outside the jail which used explosives against ...

A drug dealer in Brazil was caught trying to escape from the jail where he was locked up by disguising himself as his 19-year-old daughter. Prison authorities in Rio de Janeiro released a video ...

A 17-hour riot at a Brazilian prison between gangs fighting for control of drug sales resulted in scores of deaths and a manhunt for escapees. The Manaus prison was filled to over double its ...

Rogério da Silva and Deibson Cabral are the first inmates to escape from Brazil's federal prison system The fugitives broke out of the Mossoró Federal Penitentiary on February 14 The suspects ...

And earlier this year, Spain gave eight-month prison sentences to three men who yelled racist taunts at a Brazilian soccer player. Few countries are pursuing with greater vigor the criminal ...

The use of animals to serve humanity is nothing new. However, prison authorities near Florianopolis in Brazil have implemented an out-of-the-ordinary approach involving geese. In the State ...

despite the fact that the former leader is currently serving a 12-year prison sentence for graft. Why Brazil’s Lula is still so popular Brazil’s ex-president Lula loses bribery appeal Jair ...

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Thursday handed down prison sentences to three defendants ... “At what point did Matheus enter the three buildings and break everything?

The Covid-19 pandemic added more challenges for women in prison and egresses, many struggling with unemployment and poverty. To support women, and give them a better start after… SBS ...