Brazil sees renewed violence at prison where 26 were killed over the weekend

The riot at Alcaçuz prison is the latest in a spate of violence that has left 140 dead in two weeks, as rival drug gangs battle for control over trafficking routes A new uprising has broken out at a prison in north-eastern Brazil where 26 inmates were killed by a rival gang faction over the weekend, authorities said on Monday. "A Swat team is there at this exact moment. Our men are entering the prison now to get control of the situation," said Eduardo Franco, head of communications for police i...