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| Brazilian inmates on hunger strike |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 11/09/2006 |
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SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - Imprisoned members of one of Brazil's most notorious organized crime groups on Thursday threatened to kill prison officers if the government does not meet their demands. Marcos Willians Herbas Camacho, leader of the First Capital Command, known by its Portuguese initials PCC, and 43 other inmates have been on a hunger strike since Monday to protest prison conditions at the Presidente Bernardes Penitentiary, 365 miles west of Sao Paulo. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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