Key Facts

• The bomb attack planned for Lady Gaga's concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was stopped by the police.
• The concert was held at Copacabana beach.
• The police said the people planning the attack wanted to gain attention on social media.
• The officers arrested a person who was in charge of the plan, and a teenager.
• For the concert, more than two million people showed up.
• The group that was planning the attack was spreading harmful language, mainly against children, teenagers, and people who are part of the LGBTQIA+ community.
• The person in charge of the attack was arrested for having a firearm which is against the law, in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul.
• The teenager was arrested for having child pornography in Rio.
• The people responsible were promoting teenagers to radicalize, which means they were encouraging them to adopt extreme views and actions, including self-harm and violent content.