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.

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