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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
A dead Bryde's whale is removed from the Praia do Rosa beach in southern Brazil. The 13-meter male animal was pulled from the water by local government tractors and will be studied by researchers at Santa Catarina State University to determine its death. IMAGES
Three suspected leaders of a failed coup against Bolivian President Luis Arce arrive at the Chonchocoro high-security prison not far from Bolivia's capital La Paz where the suspected leaders of a failed coup against President Luis Arce. IMAGES
Images of the Chonchocoro high-security prison not far from Bolivia's capital La Paz where the suspected leaders of a failed coup against President Luis Arce are set to be held. Former army chief Juan Jose Zuniga, former head of navy Juan Arnez and Alejandro Irahola, former head of the army's mechanized brigade, face charges of engaging in an armed uprising and terrorism and face up to 20 years in prison. IMAGES
Ecuador's police arrest a gang leader accused in a failed plot to assassinate Ecuador's attorney general, three months after escaping from prison, according to officials. Fabricio Colon Pico, a leader of the Los Lobos gang, was one of the country's most wanted men. IMAGES