Brazil Arrests 10 in Terror Plot as Olympics Near, Officials Say
RIO DE JANEIRO — The Brazilian authorities arrested 10 members of an Islamist militant group that was organizing terrorist attacks, officials announced Thursday, raising tension around the country just two weeks before the start of the Olympic Games.
The Federal Police said in a statement that the suspects belonged to a group called the Defenders of Sharia. Agents from an antiterrorism unit are investigating the group’s activities in several states, including Rio de Janeiro, where the Games will take place.
Officials said that the people arrested had communicated with one another via WhatsApp and Telegram, two mobile messaging services. Mr. Moraes said the suspects had been taken into custody “when they went from basic commentaries about the Islamic State to preparatory acts".
Finally the cops did something right. But mess and a half kii at these guys being the typical Brazilian guys trying to pretend they're from Middle Eastern and follow these radical muslim and IS rules. FOH.
