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Brazil · Rio Grande do Norte · Mossoró

Penitenciária Federal de Mossoró

Federal maximum-securityMaximummaleLowHigh
Verified 20 May 2026
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Capacity

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

2009

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

DEPEN — Federal Penitentiary System

Population held

male

Opened

2009

Region

Rio Grande do Norte

Security level

Maximum

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

Site of February 2024 escape of two PCC-affiliated inmates — the first escape from a Brazilian federal penitentiary.

Contact & address

Rua da Penitenciária, Mossoró 59628-330

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

5/100
Low concern5/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
5/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Substantial documented known-issues record

Compared to other facilities in Brazil

655 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 5/100 · peers avg: 15/100 (67%)

Higher risk than 0% of peer facilities in Brazil.

Data completeness

54%

How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.

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