A Brazilian inmate, whose masked attempt to break out of jail here dressed as his daughter reverberated around the world, was found dead in his cell, after apparently having hanged himself, Rio De Janeiro state authorities said on Tuesday.

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Convicted Rio drug dealer Clauvino Da Silva, 42, was serving a decades-long sentence when he was caught trying to break out of jail last Saturday, disguised as his daughter. He was caught wearing an eerie plastic mask, a long black wig and women’s clothes, including a bra.

A video, released by prison authorities, in which he slowly removes his surreal disguise went viral, shining a light on brazil’s longstanding struggle with its violent, overcrowded prison system, the world’s third-largest.

On Tuesday, however, in a gruesome twist, Rio prison officials said Silva had been found dead in his cell in a high-security unit in the state’s Bangu prison complex.

Source: Reuters