Pubdate: Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Source: Houston Chronicle (TX)
Copyright: 2000 Houston Chronicle
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VIOLENCE AT PRISON

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - A clash between rival gangs inside a prison in 
western Brazil Thursday left 13 inmates dead and another 13 wounded, 
authorities said.

The two groups were vying to control the drug trade within Pascoal Ramos 
penitentiary in Cuiaba, 980 miles northwest of Rio de Janeiro, said Jose 
Carlos de Carvalho, coordinator of the Mato Grosso State prison system.

Hundreds of riot troops were sent in to end the violence. Carvalho insisted 
no police were involved in the killings. In a search police said they found 
two revolvers and 350 packets of cocaine.
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