**Two British law graduates have been arrested in Brazil on suspicion of fraudulently claiming their belongings had been stolen, reports say.**Reports in the Brazilian and UK press say the women - Shanti Andrews and Rebecca Turner, both 23 - claimed they had been robbed during a bus journey.
The Foreign Office confirmed two British nationals had been arrested in Rio de Janeiro on 26 July.
A spokesman said: “We are providing consular assistance”.
O Dia, a Rio de Janeiro daily newspaper, reported that the police were suspicious of the women and accompanied them back to their hotel, where they allegedly recovered the items claimed stolen.