A Harley Davidson rider survived being shot in the head by bike-jackers after the bullet simply bounced off his helmet.
Astonishing footage captured by his helmet cam shows the moment the biker was targeted by crooks on a Honda bike.
The 42-year-old was riding his 2021 Harley Davidson Ultra Limited, worth £23k, through Brazil when he came under fire.
He survived without a scratch when the shot fired by the teenage gunman riding pillion hit his helmet, bounced off, and struck the dashboard of his motorcycle instead.
The incident unravelled last Thursday on the BR-116 federal highway in Itapecerica da Serra, Sao Paulo.
Thieves drove in front of the biker and tried to rob him.
But the heroic biker escaped unscathed and drove away without stopping.
Despite the attempt on his life, the he refused to hand his vehicle over to the crooks and continued all the way to Curitiba, Parana state, southern Brazil.
There, he took part in a charity event where he and other bikers he had been travelling with donated groceries for low-income people.
It was also there that he showed the remarkable footage to his pals, who later shared it online.
One of those who saw the footage was Itapecerica da Serra police officer Luiz Roberto Hellmeister, who filed a report.
He managed to identify the crooks from the partially-covered numberplate of their motorcycle, leading to their arrests at their respective homes.
Their names were not disclosed, but the rider's age was given as 22 and the gunman's as 17.
They will be charged with attempted robbery and attempted murder.
The adult will be remanded in custody, while the teenager will be held in a youth detention centre.
All firearms in Brazil must be registered with the minimum age for gun owners being 25.
It is generally illegal to carry a gun in public and special permits are required for those who wish to carry one outside a residence.
An estimated 17 million firearms are in Brazil, of which more than half are unregistered – 9 million.
