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| Deal Ends Brazil Stand-Off |
| By ABC News Online |
| Published: 12/28/2005 |
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Authorities say they have reached an agreement with inmates leading a riot at a remote prison in Brazil's Amazon. They are awaiting the release of nearly 200 hostages who had been visiting relatives and friends on Christmas Day. Inmates at the Urso Branco penitentiary in Rondonia state were due to release the hostages, mostly women, some pregnant, and end the rebellion soon after getting promises authorities would meet some of their demands, police spokesman Lenilson Guebes said. The gang leading the uprising, which started when family and friends of inmates were visiting on Christmas, demanded the return of its leader, Ednildo Paula Souza, to the prison. Prisoners have also demanded a prosecutor that they dislike be relieved of his duties but officials did not say if they planned to grant that request. A report by the local news agency Agencia Estado, which cited leaders of the rebellion as sources, said 17 inmates had been killed in the riot, but police could not confirm that. |
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