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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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. Read full article

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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 - Link - Report abuse 0
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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/
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