Inmates beheaded, hearts and intestines ripped out during Brazil’s latest ‘barbaric’ prison riot
Deadly prison riots have intensified since a truce broke down in July between the PCC and their major rival, the Red Command
The blood-letting in the Monte Cristo prison in the state of Roraima, carried out by members of the First Capital Command (PCC) gang, sparked fears that months of violence between criminal groups controlling Brazil’s prisons had spiralled out of control. Deadly prison riots have intensified since a truce broke down in July between the PCC and their major rival, the Red Command.
It was barbaric. Some were beheaded, others had their hearts or intestines ripped out
“This is a national crisis,” said Uziel Castro, security secretary of the state where the latest massacre happened. “There was no confrontation, this was a killing spree. It was barbaric. Some were beheaded, others had their hearts or intestines ripped out.”
The PCC was targeted last Sunday in neighbouring Amazonas state in Brazil’s worst prison slaughter in more than two decades. A cellphone video from the latest massacre in Monte Cristo showed self-described PCC members hacking away at bodies.
“You killed our brothers, didn’t you? This is revenge for what you did to our brothers,” a PCC member is heard saying on the video as dozens of bodies lie in thick pools of blood.
One victim began to move on the ground. The inmate recording the video calls out to fellow gang members “We’ve got a live one!” before another gang member rushes over and cuts off the victim’s head.