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Health● Low49m ago · Nov 11, 2026, 6:03 PM

'I fed myself among rats and human remains': gravedigger is one of 320 Nova Friburgo civil servants furloughed due to health problems in 2026

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Municipal civil servants denounce precarious working conditions. A gravedigger from the Nova Friburgo City Hall, in the Mountain Region of Rio, denounces precarious working conditions and states that he had to leave his job after developing health problems related to his professional routine. According to the s

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