Inmates in a Brazilian penitentiary released seven hostages Wednesday, ending a riot that began one day after police quelled the biggest prison rebellion in Brazil’s history.
The latest uprising broke out Tuesday when six prisoners at the Pirajui Penitentiary, 210 miles northwest of Sao Paulo, overwhelmed guards in the exercise yard and forced them to open the prison’s cells, the Sao Paulo state prison administration department said.
The inmates agreed to release their hostages and return to their cells after riot troopers threatened to storm the penitentiary, which holds about 800 prisoners, the department’s press office said. No one was hurt.
The riot came a day after authorities regained control of 29 facilities in Sao Paulo state following a daylong uprising.
