Francisco Amorim is a journalist with a master's and doctorate in sociology from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ...

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian judge on Monday ordered the arrest of a man suspected of being involved in an alleged plot to place explosives at a concert by singer Lady Gaga in Rio de Janeiro.

Brazilian police say they thwarted a bomb attack planned for Lady Gaga's historic free concert in Rio de Janeiro, an event ...

Authorities said they arrested two people in connection with the planned attack — the alleged leader of the group on illegal weapons possession charges in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, and ...

Over a dozen search and seizure warrants were carried out in the Brazilian states of Rio de Janeiro, Mato Grosso, Rio Grande do Sul and São Paulo, authorities said.

A man described as the group's leader was arrested in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul for illegal possession of a firearm, while a teenager in Rio de Janeiro was detained for storing child ...

The suspects -- one adult male detained in Rio Grande do Sul and a teenager arrested in Rio de Janeiro -- are both reported fans of the pop singer and were allegedly planning to use improvised ...