Ministry of Justice to invest R$ 157.6 million to build prison walls after escapes

The Brazilian government announced an ambitious plan to invest millions in the construction of walls in federal maximum-security prisons. This decision comes in the wake of the escape of two highly dangerous criminals from the Mossoró prison in Rio Grande do Norte last year. The Ministry of Justice and Public Security revealed that the reinforcement of the walls will be implemented in five prisons, including Mossoró, Porto Velho, Campo Grande an…