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Brazil Senate votes to cut Jair Bolsonaro’s prison sentence

Brazil’s Senate has approved a bill that could sharply reduce the prison sentence of former president Jair Bolsonaro, a move that is expected to face strong opposition from President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and the Supreme Court.

France to build €400m high-security prison in Amazon jungle to isolate drug lords and extremists

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France to build €400m high-security prison in Amazon jungle to isolate drug lords and extremists

France will open a new high-security prison deep in the Amazon jungle of French Guiana, aimed at detaining drug traffickers and radicalised inmates.

U.S. migrants held in El Salvador’s mega-prison

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U.S. migrants held in El Salvador’s mega-prison

In an unprecedented twist to U.S. immigration enforcement, hundreds of migrants, mostly Venezuelans, are being held in one of the world’s most notorious mega-prisons. It’s not in Texas or Arizona, but 70 kilometres east of San Salvador, under the iron grip of Nayib Bukele’s security state.

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