Bedlam broke out at a petrol station after an influencer offered free fuel to motorbike couriers.
Hundreds of bikers were filmed swarming the service station to fill up their tanks on Tuesday (16 Jul).
The initiative came from the influencer Gebê.
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He told his 3.2millon followers ahead of the giveaway that he was going to put 30,000 BRL (£4,200) behind the pumps.
Days earlier, on Friday (12 Jul), he splashed 25,000 BRL (£3,500) on an identical giveaway at another gas station in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
He had said ahead of that event: “Listen up, all you delivery riders. Today, I’m filling over 500 tanks for free.
“Once it hits zero, it’s over. I’ll prioritise the first to arrive, it’s another way to support the delivery riders in my city.”
Footage posted by Gebê shows countless couriers grinning widely after getting their free fuel, as reported on Need To Know.
The previous event was equally well attended, so much so that passersby called the police thinking it was a protest.
Gebê uses social media to flaunt his life of luxury, his heavily-inked body and his acts of altruism.
But the source of his apparent wealth is unknown.
He calls himself the “King of Roulette” and appears to promote “get rich quick” schemes that seem dubious.
