This is the hilarious moment an inmate was found wedged in a hole during a bungled escape attempt in Brazil.

The prisoner Alan Leandro da Silva, 32, painstakingly spent two days using a broomstick handle and a nail to dig the opening unnoticed in his cell at the penitentiary in Rio Branco.

Thinking the hole was wide enough, he sensed freedom and tried to slip through while the guards were distracted, only to find himself lodged firmly in the concrete.

Wardens foiled the attempted prison break after seeing 'strange movement' in the man's cell on Monday, June 16. They called firefighters to help free the distressed inmate, whose upper body had started to strain from dangling over the floor.

Footage shows the convict, with a demon tattoo on his back, leaning on a blue chair as rescuers drilled through the concrete around his torso. Officers said they had to be careful not to injure him as he was shirtless.

Officers completed the painstaking extraction and freed the prisoner unharmed.

A fire department spokesman said: 'According to the inmate's own account, the hole was dug for two days using a nail and a broomstick. However, during the escape attempt, he was trapped inside the opening. In view of the situation, Criminal Police called the Fire Department to carry out the rescue.

'After thorough work, the rescue team was able to successfully release the victim, who was safely handed over to the Criminal Police team that was already on standby at the scene.'

The man was given first aid before being hauled back into his cell.

Jail officials have not clarified how the man came to acquire the jailbreak tools, or how the gaping hole in the wall went unnoticed.