The 43-year-old put on a floral blouse, nail polish, make-up and a wig to fool a driving instructor into thinking he was his 60-year-old mother.

However, Heitor Schiave’s plan fell apart when the instructor in the north Brazilian district of Nova Mutum Paraná compared his appearance to his mother’s ID card.

The instructor called the police, who arrested the man on suspicion of fraud and misuse of someone’s identity, the BBC reports.

Instructor Aline Mendonça said: “He tried to be as natural as possible. He wore lots of make-up with his nails nicely done, and women’s jewellery.”

Mr Schiave claims that his mother was not in on the plan.