About 400 prisoners at the Advogado Jacinto Filho de Arcaju prison in Sergipe state mutinied on Sunday morning during visiting hours over complaints about mistreatment by guards.
Prisoners appeared on the roof of the prison as family members who massed outside the facility appealed to them to end the uprising, the G1 news website said.
All but three of the hostages were relatives of the prisoners, including many women and children, who were visiting when the uprising broke out. Three guards also were among the hostages, police said.
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