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RIOTING at a Brazilian prison which erupted because the cons have no WATER supply has reportedly resulted in the killing of 60 prisoners.

Horrific video - too graphic to publish - has emerged from inside the jail showing piles of dead bodies and battered prisoners.

A Reuters news report video shows dozens of what appear to be relatives fleeing from the prison after the rioting began
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A Reuters news report video shows dozens of what appear to be relatives fleeing from the prison after the rioting beganCredit: Reuters
Shocking reports suggest at least 80 prisoners have been killed as relatives were filmed in tears outside the jail
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Shocking reports suggest at least 80 prisoners have been killed as relatives were filmed in tears outside the jailCredit: Reuters
Armed cops have turned up at the prison where it has been reported that seven staff are being held hostage
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Armed cops have turned up at the prison where it has been reported that seven staff are being held hostageCredit: Reuters
The bloodbath is understood to have been begun during visiting hours when family and friends were in the jail
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The bloodbath is understood to have been begun during visiting hours when family and friends were in the jailCredit: Reuters
Dozens of cops have been deployed to the prison where graphic video has shown piles of dead bodies after the fighting
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Dozens of cops have been deployed to the prison where graphic video has shown piles of dead bodies after the fightingCredit: Reuters

The uprising at Anisio Jobin Penitenciary in the country's rainforest city of Manaus began during visiting hours.

It is claimed that a number of convicts have escaped, and 20 were recaptured.

The bloodbath has been blamed on rivalry between the city's two main gangs, Family of the North (FDN) and the First Command of the Capital (PCC), Brazil's largest criminal organisation.

Public security secretary Sergio Fontes called it "the biggest massacre" ever committed at a prison in the state.

"Many (victims) were decapitated, and they all suffered a lot of violence," Fontes said in interviews with local media.

"During the negotiations (to end the riot), the prisoners had almost no demands.

"Their only request was not to be mistreated by the police when they came in.

"We think they had already done what they wanted: kill members of the rival organisation and get a guarantee that they would not be beaten by the police.

"The FDN massacred suspected members of the PCC and other rivals."

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Inmates' reportedly demanded the return of the overcrowded jail's water supply, which police said was cut several months ago.

Police were only able to restore order on Monday morning, freeing 12 guards who had been taken hostage, said Fontes.

Rioters have reportedly thrown many bodies out of the windows of the jail, and at least six victims had their heads decapitated, according to reports.

Horror footage taken by an inmate inside the prison shows dozens of bodies, some with their clothes removed, piled up on a blood soaked floor.

Around 20 prisoners who tried to escape have now been recaptured according to police
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Around 20 prisoners who tried to escape have now been recaptured according to policeCredit: Reuters
The city's two main gangs, Family of the North (FDN) and the First Command of the Capital (PCC), have been blamed for the violence
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The city's two main gangs, Family of the North (FDN) and the First Command of the Capital (PCC), have been blamed for the violenceCredit: Reuters

Authorities have counted 60 bodies so far, all of them inmates, the head of the state's prisons administration, Pedro Florencio, told journalists.

The high-security prison which holds some of the northern Brazilian city's most dangerous criminals, has capacity for 454 inmates but currently holds 1,108.

Authorities have refused to say how many inmates had fled the prison, which is surrounded by jungle, but confirmed that 20 men have so far been recaptured.

Brazil's prisons need 50 percent more capacity to handle the current number of inmates, the country's justice ministry have revealed in a report.

There are 1.67 prisoners for every available space in Brazil - and a staggering 2.59 prisoners in Amazonas state for every space, according to the report.

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