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The signal jammers are part of a pilot project launched following the escape of five inmates from Vale de Judeus prison in September 2024, with the goal of blocking mobile phone and drone signals within the prison.
The schedule indicated that the tests were to take place by the end of the current month of March.
The union claims that promises to reinforce security have not yet been implemented, so the guards' strike will continue. In 2024, five inmates escaped from the prison.
