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Death toll in Brazil prison massacre rises to 57

Sao Paulo/Rio de Janeiro | A bloody clash between two Brazilian prison gangs late on Monday (AEST) left at least 57 inmates dead with 16 of them decapitated, authorities in the state of Para said.

The riot was the latest deadly clash as Brazil's government struggles to control the country's overcrowded jails.

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