Bomb Plot Allegedly Foiled at Lady Gaga’s Brazil Concert
Brazilian police said they thwarted a bomb attack planned for Lady Gaga’s concert on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday.
The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro state, in co-ordination with the justice ministry, said suspects had recruited participants to carry out attacks using improvised explosives and the plan was aimed at gaining notoriety on social media.
A crowd of more than two million people gathered for the concert, which was free to attend
The person responsible for the plan and a teenager were arrested, the police said on X.
Police said the group that planned the attack had been spreading hate speech, mainly against children, adolescents and the LGBTQ+ community.
In the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, the alleged mastermind was detained for illegal firearm possession, and the teenager was detained for storing child pornography in Rio.
“As a form of belonging and challenge among young people,” the perpetrators were also encouraging the radicalization of adolescents through methods like self-harm and violent content.
