Interesting, it was the scene that sprang into my mind as well. Brazil is very much a flawed movie in my mind, but still enjoyable and one that I highly recommend.
The romance seemed really crammed in there with a paper thin female, IIRC the director and the actress hated each other so that’s part of why she hardly has any lines/scenes.
I always thought that was just because the romance was a figment of Lowry's imagination as he spiraled further into madness, but then again, I remember the version w/ the correct ending
