Rio de Janeiro police announced this Sunday that has dismantled A bomb attack against The concert of the American singer Lady Gaga On Copacabana beach, which was attended by about two million people.
In a statement published in its social network account X, the Brazilian police confirm Two detainees, the person in charge of the plan and a teenager, and the disarticulation of the plot.
“Those involved were identified as People who virtually recruited participants to carry out attacks using improvised explosives and Molotov cocktails to gain notoriety in social networks”Police detailed.
The group’s leader, which also “He spread hate speeches and prepared a plan mainly against children, adolescents and LGBTQIA+community” He was arrested for illegal possession of a firearm in Rio Grande do Sul and the adolescent was also arrested for the position for storage of child pornography in Rio.
The investigation began after an alert issued by the Undersecretariat of Intelligence of the Civil Police (SSINT), which He detected indications of a scheme aimed at attacking with improvised explosive artifacts.
The DCAV (Delegation of Childhood and Adolescence Attempted Care), the DRCI (Repression Delegation to Computer Crimes), the 19th Police Station (Tijuca) and the Tactical Team of the Coordination of Special Resources (CORE) participated in the operation.
Research indicates that the attack plan sought Take advantage of the great influx of public expected in the musical event to maximize the impact and visibility of the act. The authorities did not detail the type of device that would be used, but confirmed that it was a homemade manufacturing device with lethal potential.
During the operation ‘Fake Monster’, named in tribute to the singer’s first album, they were fulfilled 15 orders of search and seizure against nine objectives in states such as Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo or Mato Grosso.
“This operation is an example of the integrated response capacity of the Civil Police. We act surgically for dismantle A network that co -opted young people for violent practices in the digital environment. Our main objective is to protect adolescents and prevent symbolic violence from migrating to reality, ”he told the environment UOL, Rodney Da Silva, director of the Diopi (Integrated Operations Directorate and Intelligence) of the Ministry of Justice.
The proceedings continue to Identify other possible involved and determine if the group maintains connections with extremist organizations. The Civil Police said that preventive action was essential to avoid a tragedy of great proportions.
For Lady Gaga’s concert on Saturday, the authorities deployed an impressive security device, with More than 5,000 agents, drones and cameras with facial recognition.
The same media described that during the event, the Military Police Security Device seized More than 200 knives. In addition, the Military Police installed 18 search points with metal detectors In entries to the show. The seized materials have no relationship with the Fake Monster operation.
An estimated two million people filled the iconic Copacabana beach in the “wonderful city” to listen to the American diva, under an impressive security deployment.
(With EP and AFP information)
