Abstract
An assault took place at Altamira prison in which a local gang— Comando Classe A (CCA); Class A Command—controlling one wing of the prison stormed another wing controlled by an opposing gang— Comando Vermelho (CV) or the Red Command.[1] The Comando Vermelho wing of the prison was set on fire, resulting in multiple asphyxiation deaths along with sixteen pre-mortem decapitations as a component of the initial inter-gang warfare action.
Original language | American English |
---|---|
Journal | Small Wars Journal |
State | Published - Jan 1 2019 |
Disciplines
- Political Science
Keywords
- Altamira prison
- Brazil
- Comando Vermelho
- Comando classe a
- Gang members
- Massacre
- Third generation gangs
- strategic note no. 19