It\u2019s not unusual to see superheroes in the streets when it\u2019s Carnival time in Brazil. <\/p>\n
Batman, Superman and Spider-Man are common sights on the streets of S\u00e3o Paulo during what\u2019s sometimes called the world\u2019s biggest party. <\/p>\n
But among the many people dressed in figure-hugging colorful lycra for this year\u2019s festivities, four dressed as the 1990s-era Power Rangers really went the extra mile. <\/p>\n
Footage shared by S\u00e3o Paulo authorities on Saturday showed what appeared to be the red, blue, yellow and green Power Rangers restraining a suspected phone thief in front of a crowd of Carnival revelers chanting \u201cPower Rangers! Power Rangers!\u201d in one scene, while a fifth Power Ranger \u2013 in black \u2013 brandishes a fistful of recovered devices in another. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s morphin\u2019 time!\u201d wrote S\u00e3o Paolo\u2019s governor Tarc\u00edsio Gomes de Freitas in a post on X, in which he revealed the \u201cPower Rangers\u201d were in fact undercover law enforcement officers taking a novel approach to crime at the festival. <\/p>\n
He alleged that as a result of the arrest, police had recovered four more stolen phones and roughly $2,425 in cash. <\/p>\n
\u201cOur Civil Police Power Rangers are putting on another show this Carnival!\u201d he added. <\/p>\n
Brazil\u2019s most populous state says gangs specializing in theft and robberies often take advantage of large crowds at festival time, and credits its strategy of disguising undercover police as partygoers for significant declines in festival-related crimes. <\/p>\n
\u201cOver the pre-Carnival weekend, 880 cases of cell phone theft and robbery were reported, a significant drop from the 2,344 cases recorded in the same period last year,\u201d S\u00e3o Paulo\u2019s government said recently. <\/p>\n
The police don\u2019t just dress up as Power Rangers, however. Last month, police released an image of an officer dressed as the Mexican parody superhero \u201cEl Chapulin Colorado\u201d (the Red Grasshopper) escorting a handcuffed suspect. <\/p>\n
Brazil\u2019s festivities will continue until the first day of Lent in the Christian calendar, which this year falls on March 5. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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