A Brazilian gang leader who tried to escape prison dressed as his daughter has been found dead in his cell.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) —
Rio de Janeiro prisons authorities said Tuesday that Clauvino da Silva apparently hanged himself with a sheet. An investigation has been opened.
Da Silva was caught over the weekend as he tried to head out of a jail in western Rio wearing a female silicon mask, a long dark-haired wig, tight jeans with a pink t-shirt.
Da Silva was part of the leadership of one of the most powerful criminal groups in Brazil. He was trying to pass as his 19-year-old daughter, who was visiting him that day.
Officials say he managed to reach the prison's exit doors, but his nervousness caught the attention of security guards.
