The audio circulates online as a Brazilian meme clip linked to MBL live content, where the repeated phrase prendeu, matou became a shorthand joke for an arrest taken to an absurd extreme. Shared as a short soundboard file, it travelled through reaction edits, political humour pages and chat groups, where its chant-like delivery made it easy to reuse without context. It remains in use because the wording is short, memorable and instantly recognisable to viewers familiar with Brazilian internet humour.