man was arrested in Sao Paulo after he used a mannequin on a beach to tease ...
South American Overseas Chinese News Network, compiled by Xiao Zhao, reported on April 9: A man was arrested on suspicion of teasing the police. The case occurred in Praia Grande, Sao Paulo. He placed a retail mannequin on the beach and dressed it in clothes and a straw hat. From a distance, it looked like a woman on the beach, violating quarantine measures. The man's behavior was captured by surveillance cameras and he was arrested. A video circulating online shows a retail mannequin on the beach. Civil Guard officers driving by discovered it was a retail mannequin. "We saw the retail mannequin and identified the man who placed it from the video. He was taken to the police station," the city government said. The man was charged with taunting a police officer and faces possible imprisonment and a fine. "During these difficult times, he made such a joke and, as a result, the police were called in. This is disrespectful to society and the public," the officer said.