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Authorities in the Brazilian city of Manaus have begun burying people who died from COVID-19 in mass graves after the number of people falling victim to the virus dramatically increased. In a somber statement, Manaus City Hall said that the number of burials in public cemeteries spiraled significantly over the …

At least 40 prisoners in Brazil were found strangled to death on Monday in four jails in the Amazon jungle city of Manaus, where a fight between rival prison gangs resulted in 15 dead the day before, authorities said. A federal task force is being sent to Manaus in an …