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Relatives of inmates wait outside a prison in the Brazilian city of Manaus after prisoners reportedly staged a riot, at a time where the now chaotic and desperate riverside capital of vast Amazonas state grapples with the highest coronavirus mortality rate of any such city in Brazil. IMAGES
A prison riot breaks out in a prison in northern Brazil, in which at least 52 inmates were killed as rival gang factions fought each other, an official said. IMAGES
Images have surfaced of the Federal Police headquarters in Santos, on the coast of Sao Paulo, where former Brazilian football player Robinho was held after his arrest. He was sentenced to nine years in prison in Brazil for his involvement in a gang rape case in Italy dating back to 2017. IMAGES
Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko and his second-in-command, presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, are released from prison ten days before the country's election. Their released sparked an outburst of celebration among thousands of Dakar residents who spontaneously took to the streets of the Senegalese capital. IMAGES
Ecuador's military continues search operations as the country was declared under a "state of emergency" following an escalation of gang violence, since the prison escape of one of the country's most powerful narco bosses. IMAGES
A nightclub, swimming pools, and a playground have been discovered at the Tocoron prison in Venezuela, after authorities recaptured the facility from a powerful gang with international reach that had long used it as its headquarters. IMAGES