Security cameras capture the moment when three inmates jump over a prison wall in Recife, close to the guardhouse area

The images sent to TV Globo show that the escape occurred at 5:06 am, close to the guardhouse area. The first inmate, who was wearing an orange shirt, jumped over the prison wall carrying a plastic bag. Soon after, a second man, wearing a green shirt, also managed to pass through the structure.

A minute later, the third inmate throws a bag over the wall and tries to escape. He has difficulty jumping, falls to the ground and ends up knocking down part of the concertina, a barbed wire structure installed on the wall.

The video also shows the pair leaving the place and, shortly afterwards, the third detainee following the same street. This third fugitive was recaptured when he was still close to the prison unit.

A third recording shows a criminal police officer leading the third fugitive towards the prison entrance.

In a statement, the Pernambuco Penitentiary Administration and Resocialization Secretariat (Seap) reported that the escape was recorded close to the military police guardhouse.

Seap stated that the two men who escaped from prison have already been identified, but did not disclose their names or ages. Police are trying to locate the pair, the secretariat said.

Opened in December 2024, the Leonardo Lago Penal Police Prison has 954 places for closed inmates. It is located in the Curado Prison Complex, where the following prisons also operate:

In May 2025, the Government of Pernambuco deactivated another prison unit that operated in the same location, the Presídio Aspirante Marcelo Francisco de Araújo (Pamfa).