Terrifying moment waiter stabbed dead councilman and wounds two people at Brazilian restaurant because his daughter was the target of a kidnapping scheme

This is the terrifying moment a waiter stabbed dead a councilman at a Brazil restaurant, who alleged that his daughter was targeted in a kidnapping scheme.

Surveillance footage of the gruesome murder showed Camocim councilman César Veras, 51, sitting at table for lunch before he and two other people were attacked by Antônio Charlan on Sunday.

Veras was rushed to Deputado Murilo Aguiar Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Restaurant owner Euclides Neto, 56, and Fabio de Castro, a customer, were both rushed to Santa Casa de Sobral and treated for their stab wounds. They remained hospitalized as of Monday afternoon.

'They wanted to kidnap my daughter to sell abroad,' Charlan told reporters from his jail cell Monday, according to Gazeta Brasil news outlet. 'There are a lot of people involved, it's very strong, it's very big, it's very big.'

Brazilian councilman César Veras was stabbed at a restaurant on Sunday and died at a local hospital in the city of Camocim. The restaurant owner and a customer were also stabbed

Antônio Charlan (pictured to the right of the table) is was accused of homicide and of two attempted homicide charges. He told reporters that he killed he attacked the councilman because he daughter was the alleged target of a kidnapping scheme with the attempt of selling her outside Brazil

The security camera showed Veras and a woman taking their spots at the dining table while another woman who joined them walked around and past another waiter to take her seat.

Moments later, Charlan approached Veras from behind and slit the front of his throat with a kitchen knife.

The councilman subsequently stood from his seat and ran walked towards the entrance as his companion tossed a glass at Charlan.

Charlan then approached a second table where de Castro was seated and stabbed him in the back. He then walked over to Neto and stabbed him in the abdomen.

Euclides Neto (pictured) was stabbed in the abdomen by one of his restaurant waiters, Antônio Charlan, in an attack that left him and a customer wounded and councilman César Veras dead

Surveillance camera  showed the moment restaurant owner Neto (left) was stabbed by one of his restaurant waiters,  Charlan (pictured to his right)

Charlan was arrested while attempting to flee the city, according to the Ceará State Secretariat for Public Security and Social Defense.

He was charged with intentional homicide and two counts of attempted homicide. He was scheduled to appear before a state court judge Monday.

The court said Charlan had been employed at the restaurant for 13 years, knew all three victims and didn't have any issues with any of the three.

'In this moment of grief, we sympathize with the bereaved family and friends,' the Camocim City Council said in a statement.