Dozens Dead After Prison Riot In Brazil City Of Manaus [GRAPHIC]

Sergio Fontes, the head of security for Amazonas state, told Globo he fears that more dead will be found as authorities get a clearer idea of the extent of the rebellion that began late on Sunday, sparked by a fight between rival drug gangs.

The office of the Amazonas state’s public security office told Associated Press news agency that the rebellion at Anisio Jobim penitentiary complex was quelled on Monday morning.

An office spokesman said dozens had died, but did not specify.