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[–] Nils@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

From ground news summary:

  • Brazilian police arrested a man and a teenager on May 3, 2025, foiling a bomb plot targeting Lady Gaga's concert in Rio de Janeiro.
  • Authorities uncovered the plot after identifying an online group spreading hate speech, radicalizing teenagers, and encouraging self-harm.
  • Authorities conducted raids at nine sites across multiple Brazilian states such as Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, confiscating electronic equipment and other items connected to the planned bombing.
  • Around 2.1 million people attended the free concert on Copacabana Beach, which aimed to boost the local economy and drew 500,000 tourists.
  • The arrests prevented a potentially large-scale attack involving improvised explosives, highlighting authorities' efforts against extremist online networks.

What the ground news summary did not describe that most publications seem to list are:

  • The Brazilian federal police was already investigating other groups like this
  • Authorities suspect the group was targeting the LGBTQ+ community.
  • The arrested teenager was in possession of child sexual abuse material, and was charged on that.
  • Another member of the group (not sure if he was charged) had religious motivations.
[–] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Authorities suspect the group was targeting the LGBTQ+ community. The arrested teenager was in possession of child sexual abuse material.

So exactly what you’d expect

[–] nkat2112@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

Thank you for sharing this.

Racists being violent shouldn't surprise anyone, but these many news articles that demonstrate this truth should be reported and shared.