At least 42 prisoners found strangled in Brazil jail clashes

Inmates die in gang violence at four jails in Amazon city of Manaus; 15 other prisoners were killed on Sunday

At least 42 prisoners in Brazil were found strangled 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 taskforce is being sent to Manaus in an effort to halt the violence. Prison clashes often spread rapidly in Brazil, where drug gangs have de facto control over nearly all jails.

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