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Centro de Detenção Provisória de Manaus (Puraquequara)

State pretrialMediummaleOvercrowded (242%)ModerateMedium
Verified 20 May 2026 · Data dated 1 Apr 2024
Fresh · 9d ago

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How to send mail, money, and visit Centro de Detenção Provisória de Manaus (Puraquequara)

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Amazon-region pretrial detention complex. Severely overcrowded; site of the May 2019 riot in which 56 inmates died.

Capacity

454

Current population

1,100

Occupancy

242%

Year opened

2003

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Secretaria de Administração Penitenciária — Amazonas

Population held

male

Opened

2003

Region

Amazonas

Security level

Medium

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

Severely overcrowded; running well above design capacity.

Visiting

Family visits weekly with state ID; subject to lockdowns. Legal visits separate.

Mailing

Limited mail system; family drop-off of personal items more common.

Practical info

Public defender access usually requires prior scheduling with SEAP-AM.

Known issues

Brazil's National Council of Justice has flagged Amazonas state facilities for systemic overcrowding.

Contact & address

Rodovia AM-010, km 8, Manaus

No public contact details available.

Conditions Risk Score

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

35/100
Moderate concern35/100
Overcrowding
30/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
5/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Extreme overcrowding at 242% of capacity
  • · Substantial documented known-issues record

Compared to other facilities in Brazil

655 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 35/100 · peers avg: 8/100 (+367%)

Higher risk than 100% of peer facilities in Brazil.

Capacity (beds)this: 454 · peers avg: 481 (6%)

Data completeness

92%

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