Article
Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 19: Comando Classe a (CCA) Massacre of Comando Vermelho (CV) Gang Members in Altamira Prison, Brazil—58 Dead (Including 16 Decapitations)
Small Wars Journal
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2019
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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.
Citation Information
John P. Sullivan, José de Arimatéia da Cruz and Robert J. Bunker. "Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 19: Comando Classe a (CCA) Massacre of Comando Vermelho (CV) Gang Members in Altamira Prison, Brazil—58 Dead (Including 16 Decapitations)" Small Wars Journal (2019) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jose-de-arimateia-da-cruz/112/