Carandiru massacre

Carandiru massacre
Act in memoriam of 111 prisoners dead in the incident
LocationCarandiru Penitentiary
Date2 October 1992 (1992-10-02)
Deaths111
VictimsPrisoners
PerpetratorsMilitary police
MotivePrison riot

The Carandiru massacre (Portuguese: Massacre do Carandiru, Portuguese: [mɐˈsakɾi du kɐɾɐ̃dʒiˈɾu]) occurred on 2 October 1992, in Carandiru Penitentiary in São Paulo, Brazil, when military police stormed the penitentiary following a prison riot. The massacre, which left 111 prisoners dead, is considered by many people to be a major human rights violation.

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