Life in a Brazil Prison: If You’ve Gotta Do the Time…..

June 4, 2008  |  MEN'S HEALTH  |  Share

A pretty funny article on a guy doing 28 years in a Brazil prison – an early morning cell raid revealed a few hundred grand, a couple guns and a plasma tv – all of which I’m forbidden from having due to my condo associations strict rules.  Of course – I never considered breaking a few international laws, but if I do – I know my country of choice.  brazile prison.jpgYou can read the whole story at the link below.

SAO PAULO, Brazil – The luxurious lifestyle of a convict in northeastern Brazil has come to an abrupt end after police confiscated a plasma TV set, gym equipment, two pistols and cash worth $173,000 from his cell, officials said Tuesday.ADVERTISEMENTBahia’s Prison Affairs Department head Jose Francisco Leite said police raided the cell Monday in a statewide crackdown on drug trafficking.He said Tuesday authorities have ordered an investigation of how of Genilson Lins da Silva got 280,000 reals ($173,000), two .38-caliber pistols and other amenities into his cell at the Bahia’s Lemos Brito Penitentiary. Silva is serving 28 years for robbery and murder and was transferred to another prison.

Brazil inmate had $173K, guns, TV, fridge in cell – Yahoo! News

 


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