Shock moment TV reporter screams as she is mugged moments before going live on air by motorbike phone snatcher
Brazilian journalist Clara Nery was gearing up to appear on camera when the stunning incident unfolded.
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The clip begins with her typing a message on her phone in the run up to the broadcast.
But in the background, a man on a motorbike slowly closes in on her as she continues texting.
He he drives past, he attempts to swipe her phone straight out of her hand in a shocking mugging.
Nery screams in shock and swears at the man as he attempts to whizz away with her phone.
However, she has since said she was able to hold onto the device as she had a tight grip on it.
She said: "I had my back turned when this man rode by on a motorcycle on the sidewalk and tried to take my phone.
"In the video, you can see the moment he puts his hand on my phone and takes it from me.
"Luckily, I was holding on tightly."
A Rio de Janeiro Military Police unit responded to the incident, the MailOnline has reported.
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However, they were unable to locate the suspect following a search of the neighbourhood.
Review of surveillance footage has allowed the authorities to get a clear look at the suspect.
"Luckily, and despite his lack of skill, I managed to retrieve the phone," Nery added.
"But we already have the security camera footage, the camera that managed to focus on his face."
There has been a 27 per cent increase in phone thefts in June compared to the same time in 2024, according to the Rio de Janeiro Public Security Institute.
As many as 2,300 phones were swiped in that month compared to 1,808 last June.
It comes after a woman desperately clung to a metal structure while hanging from a 100-foot-tall ferris wheel in Brazil.
The woman screams "help I'm going to die" as she dangles in the air during a local carnival.
Horrified onlookers watched as the big wheel inched around an entire rotation before carrying the woman to the ground.
Miraculously, the woman was reported to be unharmed.
In a statement, Mandirituba City Hall said: "The technical team immediately identified the situation and operated the equipment so that the cabin slowly lowered to the ground, allowing the passenger to be safely removed."
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