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Brazilian authorities foil alleged bomb plot targeting Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro

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An alleged plot to detonate explosives at a Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro has been thwarted by Brazilian police. Two people, an adult and a teenager, were arrested in connection with the plot. According to police, the suspects sought to target Brazil's LGBTQ community, and the goal of the planned attack was to gain notoriety on social media.

  1. BR
    Rio de Janeiro Civil Police
    1. Those involved were recruiting participants, including teenagers, to carry out integrated attacks using improvised explosives and Molotov cocktails.
    2. The plan was treated as a 'collective challenge' with the aim of gaining notoriety on social media.
    3. The operation was launched to neutralize the digital behavior that was being coordinated, with potential risk to the public at the event, without any impact on attendees.
  2. BR
    Andre Neves
    Rio de Janeiro Civil Police
    1. The population can be tranquil as there's an ongoing intelligence work over these groups. Whether they involve hate crimes, religiously motivated crimes, or attacks – all (of) them will respond for their crimes.
  3. BR
    Felipe Curi
    Rio de Janeiro Civil Police
    1. They were clearly saying that they were planning an attack at Lady Gaga's concert motivated by sexual orientation.
    2. The police acted silently and without creating panic... We acted surgically to prevent the crime from happening.

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sources

  1. 1.The Washington Post
  2. 2.CNN
  3. 3.CNA News
  4. 4.The Times of India
  5. 5.The Guardian
  6. 6.France 24
  7. 7.Al Jazeera
  8. 8.Le Monde
  9. 9.ABC News (Australia)
  10. 10.Agence France-Presse
  11. 11.Associated Press
  12. 12.Reuters

perspectives

  1. 1.Social Media
  2. 2.LGBTQ+
  3. 3.Pop music
  4. 4.Terrorism

countries

  1. 1.AustriaAT
  2. 2.AustraliaAU
  3. 3.BrazilBR
  4. 4.FranceFR
  5. 5.IrelandIE
  6. 6.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.InstagramUS
  2. 2.Rio City Hall
  3. 3.Ministry of Justice and Public Security
  4. 4.Twitter/XUS
  5. 5.US ConsulateUS
  6. 6.World Pride NYC

persons

  1. 1.Lady GagaUS
  2. 2.Felipe CuriBR
  3. 3.Taylor SwiftUS
  4. 4.Luiz Lima
  5. 5.Marco Antônio Freire Gomes
  6. 6.Andre NevesBR
  7. 7.Bruna Prado
  8. 8.Dani Morera Trettin
  9. 9.Eduardo Paes
  10. 10.Julia Vargas Jones
  11. 11.Luiz Fux
  12. 12.Maria Luiza Machado

technicals

  1. 1.Copacabana Beach
  2. 2.Born This Way
  3. 3.Little Monsters
  4. 4.Coachella Valley
  5. 5.Fake Monster
  6. 6.Carnival
  7. 7.Coachella Music Festival
  8. 8.Mayhem
Brazilian authorities foil alleged bomb plot targeting Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro