“They are getting sick and we can’t visit, or bring medicine.' Rioting inmates at a prison in northern Brazil held seven guards hostage for several hours before releasing them, in protest against suspension of all visits during the virus pandemic.
Inmates at the Puraquequara prison stand on a water tower as they protest against bad conditions and restrictions on family visits put in place to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, in Manaus, Brazil, Saturday, May 2, 2020.
After more than five tense hours, the state’s public security secretariat said the situation inside the Puraquequara prison in the city of Manaus had been brought under control without any casualties and the guards freed. “They are getting sick and we can’t visit, or bring medicine. We have no news from them,” Regina Silva Barroso, whose 19-year-old son is inside the prison, told The Associated Press.
“If security is not attentive, there is a risk that the same situation will happen in other facilities,” Silva said.
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