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Brazilian gang leader caught trying to escape from prison dressed as his teenage daughter

Tuesday, August 6th 2019 - 09:47 UTC
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Clauvino da Silva, a drug dealer from the city of Angra dos Reis, was caught by prison guards at the Bangu jail complex in Rio state on Saturday, as he tried to exit Clauvino da Silva, a drug dealer from the city of Angra dos Reis, was caught by prison guards at the Bangu jail complex in Rio state on Saturday, as he tried to exit

A Brazilian gang leader tried to escape from prison by impersonating his teenage daughter, complete with a lifelike silicone mask and wig, before attempting to walk out the front door in her place after she visited him.

Clauvino da Silva, a drug dealer from the city of Angra dos Reis, was however caught by prison guards at the Bangu jail complex in Rio state on Saturday, as he tried to exit via the front door after visiting hours.

They noticed his nervousness as he tried to leave, the newspaper O Dia reported, citing prison officials. The Rio state prison authority said his plan was to leave his daughter, 19, inside the prison in his place.

In a video released by prison authorities, he is seen wearing an eerie plastic mask, a long black wig, glasses and women's clothes, including a bra and a pink T-shirt with doughnuts on it.

As prison officials make him take off his elaborate disguise, he eventually appears in the flesh, wearing a sullen expression.

Rio's prison authority said his daughter and seven other people were arrested on suspicion of having tried to help him escape. Silva, meanwhile, was moved to the Laércio da Costa Pelegrino jail unit, and will face punishment, it added.

He is serving a 73-year sentence for drug trafficking.

Brazil's prisons have become a major headache for new President Jair Bolsonaro, who has vowed to crack down on years of growing crime and violence. Last week, at least 57 people died after a prison riot broke out in the northern state of Para. More than a dozen were decapitated.

Brazil's incarcerated population has surged eight-fold in three decades to around 750,000 inmates, the world's third-highest tally.

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  • imoyaro

    Great story,a previous absconder, he got his daughter to walk into the prison with the disguise, tried to get out, leaving her in the cell, and got caught. She'll be in prison for a long time now, and he hung himself in the cell 3 days later. Who says Darwin isn't right?

    Aug 07th, 2019 - 08:01 am 0
  • Terence Hill

    With precarious favelas neighboring luxurious condos, Brazil is notorious for its profound levels of inequality. In fact, Brazil is the most unequal country in, and has among the highest inequality levels in the world, according to a report by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
    It would take 19 years for a Brazilian on minimum wage to earn as much as the top 0.1 percent make; every month, according to NGO Oxfam International. Additionally, data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) shows that 54.8 million Brazilians live below the poverty line.
    https://brazilian.report/money/2019/08/08/history-income-inequality-brazil/

    Aug 10th, 2019 - 06:29 pm 0
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