Brazil · Distrito Federal · Brasília
Complexo Penitenciário da Papuda
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For families
How to send mail, money, and visit Complexo Penitenciário da Papuda
Step-by-step guidance using the Brazil system — addresses, money services, visit booking, what to bring on your first visit.
Gallery
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Photo by Agência BrasÃlia via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
Photo by Agência BrasÃlia via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
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Photo by Agência BrasÃlia from BrasÃlia, Brasil via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
Photo by Agência BrasÃlia from BrasÃlia, Brasil via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
Photo by Agência BrasÃlia from BrasÃlia, Brasil via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
Photo by Agência BrasÃlia from BrasÃlia, Brasil via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
Photo by Agência BrasÃlia from BrasÃlia, Brasil via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
Brasília's main prison complex. Held former President Lula (2018–2019) at the federal police HQ adjacent.
Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
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Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
SESIPE â Distrito FederalPopulation held
male
Opened
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Region
Distrito Federal
Security level
Mixed
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
- UNIDADE PRISIONAL DO PURAQUEQUARA - CapitalManausMediumEstabelecimento destinado ao recolhimento de presos provisórios179% occupancy
- Presidio Regional De XanxerêRUA MARANHÃO, 1780 - BAIRRO CASTELO BRANCOclosedpenitentiary213% occupancy
- Penitenciária Iii De Franco Da RochaRUA MARCOS VINICIUS GOES, S/Nclosedpenitentiary207% occupancy
- Cadeia Pública Inspetor José Antonio Da Costa BarrosESTRADA GAL EMILIO MAURELL FILHO, S/Nº, NO COMPLEXO PENITENCIÁRIO DE GERICINÓjail203% occupancy
- Unidade Prisional Regional De PlanaltinaÁREA ESPECIAL, S/N, SETOR OESTEjail248% occupancy
- Ceresp - Gameleira - Centro De Remanejamento Do Sistema PrisionalRUA CÂNDIDO SOUZA, Nº 520, BAIRRO GAMELEIRAjail220% occupancy
Data completeness
62%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- SESIPE â Papuda
- Departamento Penitenciário Nacional (DEPEN) â SISDEPEN — Ministério da Justiça e Segurança Pública (Brazil)
- Wikidata (Q9833321)
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Complexo Penitenciário da Papuda. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/complexo-penitenciario-da-papuda
"Complexo Penitenciário da Papuda." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/complexo-penitenciario-da-papuda.
@misc{worldprisons-complexo-penitenciario-da-p,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Complexo Penitenciário da Papuda},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/complexo-penitenciario-da-papuda},
urldate = {2026-10-20}
}