His nervousness gave him away to prison officials.Authorities said da Silva's plan was to leave his 19-year-old daughter in his jail cell. Her possible role in the failed escape is being investigated by police.Da Silva was part of the Red Command gang, one of the most powerful criminal factions in Brazil, controlling a large amount of the drug trade in Rio de Janeiro.After the failed escape, da Silva was transferred to a maximum-security prison, authorities said.O traficante Clauvino da Silva, conhecido como Baixinho, tentou sair pela porta da frente do Complexo Penitenciário de Gericinó, na Zona Oeste do Rio vestido de mulher. Agentes da Secretaria Estadual de Administração Penitenciária descobriram o plano e impediram a fuga. pic.twitter.com/oSgujKgbmZ
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Brazilian gangster attempts prison break dressed up as daughter
Clauvino da Silva, known as "Baixinho" which means "Shorty", attempted to brazenly walk out past the guards in western Rio de Janeiro's Gericinó jail.
