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Prisoners Take Guards Hostage in Brazil's Manaus

Reuters

   RIO DE JANEIRO - Inmates at a prison in Manaus, a Brazilian city deep
   in the Amazon that has been hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak, have
   taken seven prison guards hostage, the local prison authority told
   Reuters on Saturday, underlining the endemic violence that has plagued
   the region's jails in recent years.

   The reason for the rebellion at the Puraquequara Penitentiary was not
   immediately clear, but local television stations cited a video
   allegedly recorded by an unidentified inmate, who complained of
   sweltering heat and a lack of electricity in the prison.

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