This is the moment a female petrol station attendant knocks a man off his motorbike and wrestles him to the ground after he tries to ride away without paying.

The incident was recorded by a security camera at the petrol station in the city of Manaus in the Brazilian state of Amazonas and the footage began to circulate on social media yesterday, 10th November, reported the news site Diario de Amazonia.

The footage shows the unidentified man arriving at the petrol station and asking the attendant, who also was not identified, to fill up his motorbike.

Everything appears to be normal until the attendant removes the petrol hose, signalling that the tank is full.

The man flicks the ignition on and attempts to pull away before paying for the fuel, but the woman quickly grabs him and, seemingly with all her force, throws him and his bike to the ground.

After falling to the ground with his motorbike, the man attempts to get back up, but the woman keeps him pinned to the ground while she waits for help from her colleagues.

Two people rush over to the scene to help the attendant, but she appears to have everything under control herself.

She eventually lets the dazzled biker get to his feet, at which point he appears to complain and points at his legs suggesting he has sustained some sort of injury.

The staff then made the suspect wait at the petrol station until the police arrived a short while later and arrested him, reported the news site Gazeta MT.

The footage delighted netizens, with social media users dubbing the heroic attendant ‘Mulher Hulk’ (‘Hulk Woman’) due to her green uniform and her strength in subduing the male biker.

Twitter user ‘guimm4raes’ commented: “What a satisfying video.”