They arrested 10 people allegedly planning terrorist acts during the Olympic Games The Brazilian federal police arrested 10 young men who allegedly planned to commit terrorist attacks during the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the conduct of which starts on August 5, said the Brazilian Justice Minister Alexandre de Moraes. The suspects are all Brazilians and among them is a minor. Some had sworn allegiance to the Islamic State organization (IR) "via the Internet" and had tried to buy weapons, said Moraes during a press conference in Brasilia. "They communicated with each other via (applications) WhatsApp and Telegram and only two had known each other before. The leader is in Parana state "in southern Brazil, the minister added, referring to a" very amateur core ". Ten suspects were monitored from April. "Participated in an organization called" Defenders of Sharia "(pp Islamic law) and were planning to buy weapons to commit crimes in Brazil and abroad," according to the Brazilian Minister of Justice. The Ministry of Justice of Brazil announced in a statement that the operation to arrest the suspects, named Hashtags, conducted by the federal police in nine Brazilian states (Amazonas, Ceará, Paraíba, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul), involving 130 police officers.

They arrested 10 people allegedly planning terrorist acts during the Olympic Games

The Brazilian federal police arrested 10 young men who allegedly planned to commit terrorist attacks during the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the conduct of which starts on August 5, said the Brazilian Justice Minister Alexandre de Moraes.

The suspects are all Brazilians and among them is a minor. Some had sworn allegiance to the Islamic State organization (IR) "via the Internet" and had tried to buy weapons, said Moraes during a press conference in Brasilia.

"They communicated with each other via (applications) WhatsApp and Telegram and only two had known each other before. The leader is in Parana state "in southern Brazil, the minister added, referring to a" very amateur core ".

Ten suspects were monitored from April. "Participated in an organization called" Defenders of Sharia "(pp Islamic law) and were planning to buy weapons to commit crimes in Brazil and abroad," according to the Brazilian Minister of Justice.

The Ministry of Justice of Brazil announced in a statement that the operation to arrest the suspects, named Hashtags, conducted by the federal police in nine Brazilian states (Amazonas, Ceará, Paraíba, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul), involving 130 police officers.