A 43-year-old man has been arrested in northern Brazil for dressing up as his mum to take her driving test for her.

When Heitor Schiave’s 60-year-old mother kept failing her driving test, he decided he would step in.

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Donning a floral dress, sparkling painted nails, fresh make-up and a wig, Schiave buckled himself into the driver’s seat of his mum’s car.

It appeared to be working before the instructor became suspicious.

Heitor Schiave sits in a Brazilian prison cell, still in his mum's clothes. Credit: FocusOn News

She noticed the woman on the ID didn’t exactly bear a striking resemblance to the woman in front of her, so she raised the alarm.

“He tried to be as natural as possible. He wore lots of make-up with his nails nicely done and wore women’s jewellery,” instructor Aline Mendonca told Brazilian outlet G1.

The police were called and he was arrested at the driving school for fraud and misuse of someone’s identity.

“He confessed that he wasn’t the woman in question but the son, her son who was trying to pass as his mum so that she would be able to pass this practical driving test,” Mendonca said.