Knife-wielding “drunk” monkey terrorizes bar patrons in Brazil

Emergency responders were forced to capture an unusual assailant after being called to a disturbance at a bar in Brazil this week.

Firefighters were called to deal with a Capuchin monkey that had been drinking rum from patrons’ glasses before grabbing a foot-long knife and chasing people around the bar, according to the Mirror.

Capuchins are known for being aggressive, but in this case it appears the monkey only threatened the men while leaving the women to drink in relative peace.

A YouTube video shows the angry primate on the bar’s roof, still wielding its weapon and stabbing the corrugated steal.

“It was a bar staff oversight that ended with the monkey drinking some rum and taking the knife,” fire department Lt Col Saul Laurentino told the Portuguese news agency aRede.

The monkey attempted to flee the scene before firefighters arrived. It was captured a short distance away and returned to a nature reserve.

But its terror spree didn’t end there.

“We had to recapture him because he was causing problems and threatening children living near the reserve,” Laurentino told aRede.

Laurentino said the Capuchin will go to the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) where staff will evaluate if it can be safely returned to the wild or if it will be kept in captivity.