The Russian vice-consul in Rio de Janeiro shot dead an armed mugger who had tried to hold him up in his car - just after the Olympic torch relay had passed by on the last day before the Rio 2016 opening ceremony.
Marcos Cesar Feres Braga, a Brazilian lawyer who holds the vice-consul post at the Russian consulate, reportedly grabbed the attacker and pulled him into his BMW X6 after the man had smashed the car window and pointed a gun at Braga.
A struggle ensued inside the diplomat's car until Braga managed to grab the assailant's gun, which he used to shoot the would-be mugger dead at point blank range, according to police.
His accomplice reportedly fled after seeing his partner suddenly hauled inside the diplomat's car.
Marcos Cesar Feres Braga, a Brazilian lawyer who holds the vice-consul post at the Russian consulate, reportedly grabbed the attacker and pulled him into his BMW X6 after the man had smashed the car window and pointed a gun at Braga.
A struggle ensued inside the diplomat's car until Braga managed to grab the assailant's gun, which he used to shoot the would-be mugger dead at point blank range, according to police.
His accomplice reportedly fled after seeing his partner suddenly hauled inside the diplomat's car.