‘It’s morphin’ time!’ Police disguised as Power Rangers patrol Carnival in São Paulo

It’s not unusual to see superheroes in the streets when it’s Carnival time in Brazil. But among the many people dressed in figure-hugging colorful lycra for this year’s festivities, four dressed as the 1990s-era Power Rangers really went the extra mile.

It’s not unusual to see superheroes in the streets when it’s Carnival time in Brazil. Batman, Superman and Spider-Man are common sights on the streets of São Paulo during what’s sometimes called the world’s biggest party. But among the many people dressed in figure-hugging colorful lycra for this year’s festivities, four dressed as the 1990s-era Power Rangers really went the extra mile. Footage shared by São Paulo authorities on Saturday showed what appeared to be the red, blue, yellow and green Power Rangers restraining a suspected phone thief in front of a crowd of Carnival revelers chanting “Power Rangers! Power Rangers!” in one scene, while a fifth Power Ranger – in black – brandishes a fistful of recovered devices in another. “It’s morphin’ time!” wrote São Paolo’s governor Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas in a post on X, in which he revealed the “Power Rangers” were in fact undercover law enforcement officers taking a novel approach to crime at the festival. He alleged that as a result of the arrest, police had recovered four more stolen phones and roughly $2,425 in cash.