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Brazil drug lord accused of deadly jail riot seized | Brazil drug lord accused of deadly jail riot seized |
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Police in Brazil have arrested a drug lord accused of ordering a deadly prison riot on New Year's Day. | Police in Brazil have arrested a drug lord accused of ordering a deadly prison riot on New Year's Day. |
Nine inmates were killed and 14 injured during the unrest at a prison in the central state of Goias. | Nine inmates were killed and 14 injured during the unrest at a prison in the central state of Goias. |
Stephan de Souza Vieira, 34, was seized at a luxury flat in the state of Rio de Janeiro. He had been on the run from the jail since November. | |
He is a leader of the Red Command criminal gang with drug interests across Brazil, police say. | He is a leader of the Red Command criminal gang with drug interests across Brazil, police say. |
Vieira, also known as BH, had been serving a 26-year sentence for drug trafficking when he escaped from the Aparecida de Goiania jail. | Vieira, also known as BH, had been serving a 26-year sentence for drug trafficking when he escaped from the Aparecida de Goiania jail. |
Police say that he controlled gang inmates from outside the prison and gave orders for armed members to start the riot. | Police say that he controlled gang inmates from outside the prison and gave orders for armed members to start the riot. |
They attacked a rival gang in a separate wing of the prison and set mattresses on fire. | They attacked a rival gang in a separate wing of the prison and set mattresses on fire. |
More than 100 inmates escaped during the riot. Dozens remain at large. | More than 100 inmates escaped during the riot. Dozens remain at large. |
Vieira was arrested in a flat in the seaside resort of Cabo Frio. | Vieira was arrested in a flat in the seaside resort of Cabo Frio. |
He was found with a substantial amount of cash, jewellery, several mobile phones and notebooks with details of drug trafficking transactions. | He was found with a substantial amount of cash, jewellery, several mobile phones and notebooks with details of drug trafficking transactions. |
Brazil prison riots: What's the cause? | Brazil prison riots: What's the cause? |
Riots are common in Brazilian prisons, which are notoriously overcrowded. | Riots are common in Brazilian prisons, which are notoriously overcrowded. |
Brazil has one of the largest prison populations in the world. The country's jails are largely controlled by powerful criminal factions with access to drugs, mobile phones and weapons. | Brazil has one of the largest prison populations in the world. The country's jails are largely controlled by powerful criminal factions with access to drugs, mobile phones and weapons. |
A report by judicial authorities in 2016 described security at the rural penitentiary on the outskirts of the state capital, Goiania, as bad. | A report by judicial authorities in 2016 described security at the rural penitentiary on the outskirts of the state capital, Goiania, as bad. |
According to the report, the prison - part of a larger complex - was built to house 122 inmates, but at one point it held 423. | According to the report, the prison - part of a larger complex - was built to house 122 inmates, but at one point it held 423. |
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