The Brazilian police thwarted the attack on the concert of Lady Gaga. We know the details of the action that was top secret

Over two million people played at the weekend at a huge free Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro, not realizing that the bombers took the goal. The Brazilian police thwarted the attempt to detonate the bomb – two people were detained.

It was the biggest concert in Lady Gaga's career. On Saturday, over two million people had fun on the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro. The bombers were to be found in a colorful and amused crowd. Brazilian police prevented this.

– This coordinated operation of services saved hundreds of human lives. Groups planning the attacks wanted to get publicity and expand their ranks, often recruiting teenagers – said Luiz Lima from the Civil Police in Rio de Janeiro.

The target of the LGBTQ+ community

According to the services, the purpose of the attacks was primarily to be people from the LGBTQ+community. On a crowded beach, the terrorists were to detonate homemade bombs and Molotov cocktails. They tried to draw others into their plan through the Internet, impersonating fans of Lady Gagi called small monsters. For this reason, the secret action of the services was called false monsters.

– From Monday, our intelligence services received information suggesting that attacks are planned on digital platforms. They were to reach on May 3 during the concert – said Felipe Curi from the police in Rio de Janeiro.

Two people were detained in the case: the alleged leader of the group, who illegally had a weapon, and a teenager who found child pornography. In total in four different states Brazil 15 search orders and property classes were issued.

– Society may feel calm, because in this case, extensive intelligence activities are constantly carried out – regardless of whether it is hate crimes, religiously motivated or terrorism. Everyone will answer for their actions – assured Andre Neves, police operational director at Rio de Janeiro.

A person who planned to carry out a satanic ritual of killing a child was detained

Regardless of the planned bombing, investigators also detained a third person – a man who, according to law enforcement agencies, planned to conduct a satanic ritual of killing a child during a concert.

– The suspect claimed that the singer had satanic religious tendencies, which is why – as he said – he intended to answer in a similar way and conduct a satanic ritual by killing children or a child during the concert – said Maria Luiza Machado, a policewoman from Rio de Janeiro.

The latter detained was in the crosshairs of Brazilian services thanks to intelligence information with USA. The Brazilian police, not wanting to panic, acted extremely discreetly. To the extent that she did not share actions even with the organizers of the concert to the very end.

– The Lady Gagi team told us that they were not aware of these threats before the event, saying, I quote: “We learned about this from media reports, and during the show there were no concerns about security or any communication from the police or authorities,” said Julia Vargas Jones, CNN correspondent in Brazil.

Lady Gaga has been actively supporting the LGBTQ+community for years. A month ago, she said that “people filled with hatred and ignorance should learn from the Queer community about love, grace and goodness.”

A free concert of the pop music star, and for many icons, took place on the anniversary of a similar event, but organized by Madonna. On May 4, 2024, the Queen of Pop performed on the same beach for a million 600,000 fans.