This is the moment a suspect attempted to escape police by jumping from a house roof into a swimming pool below but was arrested anyway.

The 46-year-old man was armed and threatening people in the city square of Cerquilho, in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Monday, November 4.

He reportedly broke into a store, prompting authorities to be called to the scene. After the break-in, he fled and tried to hide on the roof of his own house.

Police spent 40 minutes negotiating with him, but he refused to surrender.

In a bid to flee, he jumped into the pool below. However, his escape failed, as several officers had already surrounded the area, and he was immediately arrested.

A weapon was seized during a search of the property. The suspect eventually surrendered and was taken into police custody.

After his arrest, the suspect's 18-year-old daughter reported to police that she had been beaten and forced to hide drugs and weapons for her father.

In her statement, the young woman said that when they went out together, the suspect forced her to hide drugs in her private parts.

She also revealed that when she was a minor, her father made her carry a gun on her waist, believing that police would not approach her because she was a woman.

The suspect was charged with illegal possession of a firearm, threats, home invasion, domestic violence, psychological torture against a woman, and corruption of minors.

He was released during the custody hearing.