Two detainees suspected of planning attack at the Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro

The Brazilian authorities detained two suspects, one of them teenager, on suspicion of planning a attack with home explosives at the Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. , the authorities reported today.

According to the Rio Civil Police on Sunday, the “responsible” for the attack was arrested in the act of Rio Grande do Sul for illegal possession of firearms. The teenager, who stored child pornography, was arrested in Rio de Janeiro.

The arrests arose as part of an operation against a group allegedly prepared an attack on the free concert of singer Lady Gaga. The police operation made it possible to realize that the suspects « recruited » people over the internet to « promote attacks on the use of makeshift explosives. »

The group intended to attack the Lady Gaga concert, which attracted 2.1 million people to Copacabana beach on Saturday to “gain notoriety on social networks”. According to the Brazilian press, members of the group spread hatred speeches against the LGBTI population.

Lady Gaga gave a big free concert at Copacabana Beach on Saturday, which lasted about two hours and took place under a strong security scheme.

Safety involved about 5,000 agents, 78 observation towers, drones with facial recognition technology and a dozen additional security cameras.