Delivery rider has seizures during municipal guard stop in Rio de Janeiro

A delivery rider had seizures and fainted during a stop by Rio de Janeiro’s municipal guard on Sunday in Ipanema, in the city’s south.

Passersby filmed the encounter and asked the guards to stop, saying they were using excessive force.

Witnesses said the guards used electric shocks.

The guard said the rider was cycling in a bike lane, ignored an order to stop and nearly hit a woman crossing at a pedestrian crossing.

It said he then hit a traffic sign, insulted the guards and resisted arrest; the guard acknowledged using an electroshock pistol and said he refused medical care.

The incident was recorded at a police station, with allegations including disobedience, resisting arrest and bodily injury.

The municipal guard says it will investigate how the stop was handled.