Most of those 33 bodies in a Brazilian prison riot have been identified, but security concerns remain as new prison incidents have happened.
The riot broke out Friday morning at the Monte Cristo penitentiary in the northern state of Roraima, when inmates from one drug gang broke the cells and invaded a wing housing prisoners from a rival gang. At least 30 of the 33 killed had their heads hacked off, with some even having their hearts exposed.
This happened five days after a riot at the Anisio Jobim Prison in Manaus, the capital of the neighboring state of Amazonas, which left 56 dead as members from the local gang group, Familia do Norte, executed many prisoners from the rival Primer Comando da Capital.
"We have performed an autopsy on these 33 bodies. 29 have been identified and we have told their family members about the news. Another four are special and still under identification. One of them is from Venezuela," said Rodrigo Matoso, acting director of the Forensic Institute of Roraima.
More and more people feel panic and disturbed about the frequent prison riots behind which experts cited rival gangs vying for controls of illicit drugs as a main reason.
"The government should beef up its security. How can they make it happen? The prisoners brought weapons into the cells. It's a signal that the security measures are too bad," said a resident in Boavista, capital of Roraima.
"My family needs to come out with solutions to safety issues. For example, we don't go out at nights for parties. Living near a prison is dangerous but we have no choice," said Neimar Silva Lopes, who lives less than one kilometer from the Monte Cristo penitentiary.
While the investigation into the prison riot in Roraima was underway, another two prison incidents happened. On Monday, a prison riot in Manaus left four dead and three of them were beheaded. A day before, a prison break happened in Natal, the capital city of state of Rio Grande do Norte. Ten prisoners are still at large.
The Brazilian Justice Ministry said that the federal government will fish out 1.8 billion Brazilian Reals (about 560 million U.S. dollars) to improve prison infrastructure and deploy more security forces.
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