that country recording nearly 4,000 deaths in a single day from the virus. burials taking place around the clock. the embattled president recently telling people there to stop whining. abc's victor oquendo where they're burying victims into the night. he's in sao paulo tonight. >> reporter: tonight, images of gravediggers in brazil working around the clock, burials in the dark of night, telling the story of a country in crisis. brazil's covid-19 death toll is staggering. a record 3,780 lives lost in a single day this week. more than 315,000 dead over the last year. this is just one of the covid sections inside the largest public cemetery in sao paulo, and the reality here, they just can't keep up. they are digging new graves every day from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and it's not just happening here, but across brazil. latin america's biggest country, the epicenter of the pandemic. much of the blame falling on embattled president jair bolsonaro, who has criticized lockdowns, denied science and lashed out at leaders who defy