Brazilian man held in captivity for up to 20 years.

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Police in Brazil have rescued a man whose neighbours believe may have been held captive by his family for anywhere up to 20 years.

The man, identified as Armando Bezerra de Andrade, 36, was recovered by officers during an unrelated anti-drugs raid in the city of Guarulhos, north east of Sao Paulo.



Neighbours said he was an outgoing student who was regularly beaten by his stepmother before he suddenly disappeared when he was 16, Reuters reported. The man was taken to a local hospital in the south-eastern city and police said he was unable to talk.

Source: Independent UK.

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