Brazilian authorities announced on Sunday they had been able to prevent an escape attempt by a gang boss who denied him the appearance of his teenage daughter when she visited him in prison.
Clofino da Silva, 42, wore a silicone mask, a long wig and women's clothing to escape from the heavily guarded Yresino prison in the western region of Rio de Janeiro before an officer stopped him on arrival at the exit, the Daily Mail reported.
"Clofino was wearing a pink shirt with a black bra under him, he had long black hair, wearing tight jeans, white sandals, a coat and glasses," said a spokesman for the prison administration in Rio de Janeiro. "He succeeded in being exactly like a woman but he betrayed him and exposed his tricks To escape ".
"Clofino took advantage of the hours of the visit and changed his clothes with his daughter, Anna Gabrielle, who was hiding inside the prison.
Clofino, one of the most dangerous drug leaders in the largest criminal faction in Rio de Janeiro, serving a life sentence, was one of 31 prisoners who escaped prison in February 2013 through sewage networks. To be arrested shortly thereafter.
Following his failed plan, Clofino was transferred to another heavily guarded prison and facing disciplinary penalties.