The Carandiru massacre (Portuguese: Massacre do Carandiru, pronounced [maˈsakɾi du kaɾɐ̃dʒiˈɾu]) occurred on 2 October 1992, in Carandiru Penitentiary in São Paulo, Brazil, when São Paulo's 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.
The Carandiru massacre (Portuguese: Massacre do Carandiru, pronounced [maˈsakɾi du kaɾɐ̃dʒiˈɾu]) occurred on 2 October 1992, in Carandiru Penitentiary in São Paulo, Brazil, when São Paulo's 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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