VOICED : Presos en Brasil buscan venganza por 26 muertos en revuelta

VOICED : Presos en Brasil buscan venganza por 26 muertos en revuelta

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Interactive Video

Social Studies, History

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

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Wayground Content

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The Alcazuz prison in Brazil is in chaos with criminal factions inside. Families of inmates are concerned, and guards are on strike. The unrest is part of a larger conflict over cocaine routes, with 134 prisoners dead this year. Authorities are trying to prevent a mass escape after threats from the PCC group.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the situation inside the Alcazuz prison?

The inmates were peacefully protesting.

The prison was empty.

It was under complete police control.

Criminal factions were entrenched inside.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did family members claim about the local faction inmates?

They were forming alliances with other factions.

They were negotiating with the authorities.

They were seeking revenge for the weekend killings.

They were planning to escape.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the government respond to the prison guards' strike?

By promising to pay overdue salaries.

By ignoring the strike.

By deploying military forces.

By closing the prison.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main cause of the violence in Natal?

A political protest.

A sports event.

A battle for control of cocaine routes.

A natural disaster.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What threat did the PCC of Sao Paulo make?

To set the city on fire if their leaders were transferred.

To form a new political party.

To negotiate with the government.

To release all prisoners.