Overview

• The video that went viral on August 6 shows a man on a motorbike reaching for Clara Nery’s phone seconds before her live Band Rio broadcast.
• The suspect concealed the bike’s license plate with cardboard before fleeing empty-handed when the phone was dropped.
• Rio de Janeiro Military and Civil Police have released surveillance stills and are urging the public to help identify the assailant.
• In an Instagram post, Nery thanked both police forces and asked viewers to share the suspect’s image widely to aid capture.
• This incident underscores a 27 percent surge in phone robberies last month and reignites debate over field-reporting safety and criminal detention practices.