{"id":166218,"date":"2025-05-04T18:48:56","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T18:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/04\/lady-gaga-concert-attack-thwarted-2-suspects-arrested-in-brazil\/"},"modified":"2025-05-04T18:48:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T18:48:56","slug":"lady-gaga-concert-attack-thwarted-2-suspects-arrested-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/04\/lady-gaga-concert-attack-thwarted-2-suspects-arrested-in-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady Gaga Concert Attack Thwarted, 2 Suspects Arrested in Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this weekend nearly ended in tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, the pop singer performed in front of a record crowd of approximately two million people at Copacabana Beach.<\/p>\n<p>The event was the biggest concert of Lady Gaga\u2019s career\u2026 but local authorities have now told various outlets that two people were arrested prior to the concert due to an alleged attack they had planned.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2212798285-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-524791 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2212798285-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2212798285-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2212798285-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2212798285-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2212798285-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2212798285-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2212798285-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2212798285-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lady Gaga performs during a free concert at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 3, 2025. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by STRINGER\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro state, working in coordination with the Justice Ministry, said the plot was orchestrated by a group promoting hate speech and the radicalization of teenagers\u2026 including self-harm and violent content as a form of social belonging.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suspects were recruiting participants, including minors, to carry out coordinated attacks using improvised explosives and Molotov cocktails,\u201d the police said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Ministry said the recruiters identified themselves as members of Lady Gaga\u2019s global fan base, known as the \u201cLittle Monsters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The operation was based on a report by the ministry\u2019s Cyber Operations Lab following a tip-off from Rio state police intelligence, which uncovered digital cells encouraging violent behavior among teenagers using coded language and extremist symbolism.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213281184-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-524792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213281184-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213281184-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213281184-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213281184-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213281184-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213281184-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213281184-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213281184-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-524792 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213281184-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213281184-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213281184-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213281184-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213281184-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213281184-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213281184-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213281184-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lady Gaga attracted 2.1 million people to a concert at Copacabana Beach.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Buda Mendes\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Not many further details are available at this time.<\/p>\n<p>Police said said nothing about the alleged plot at the time in advance to the concert in to in an effort to \u201cavoid panic\u201d and \u201cthe distortion of information.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, a spokesperson for Lady Gaga said the artist and her team \u201clearned about this alleged threat via media reports this morning. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrior to and during the show, there were no known safety concerns, nor any communication from the police or authorities to Lady Gaga regarding any potential risks.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1389403828-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Lady Gaga performs onstage during the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 03, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.\" class=\"wp-image-514776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1389403828-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1389403828-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1389403828-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1389403828-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1389403828-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1389403828-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1389403828-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1389403828-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Lady Gaga performs onstage during the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 03, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.\" class=\"wp-image-514776 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1389403828-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1389403828-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1389403828-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1389403828-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1389403828-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1389403828-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1389403828-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1389403828-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lady Gaga performs onstage during the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 03, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Emma McIntyre\/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The message continued: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer team worked closely with law enforcement throughout the planning and execution of the concert and all parties were confident in the safety measures in place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Due to the massive attendance at the concert, sources have indicated that around 5,200 military and police officers were deployed to the beach where fans were reveling in the superstar\u2019s classic array of hits.<\/p>\n<p>Rio de Janeiro\u2019s state police claims the alleged attackers had planned to detonate homemade explosive devices at the event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe plan was treated as a \u2018collective challenge\u2019 with the aim of gaining notoriety on social media,\u201d the police said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0605_ladygaga_05-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Lady Gaga in March of 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-501286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0605_ladygaga_05-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0605_ladygaga_05-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0605_ladygaga_05-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0605_ladygaga_05-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0605_ladygaga_05-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0605_ladygaga_05-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0605_ladygaga_05-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0605_ladygaga_05-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Lady Gaga in March of 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-501286 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0605_ladygaga_05-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0605_ladygaga_05-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0605_ladygaga_05-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0605_ladygaga_05-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0605_ladygaga_05-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0605_ladygaga_05-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0605_ladygaga_05-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0605_ladygaga_05-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lady Gaga attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Arturo Holmes\/Getty Images )<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A man described as the group\u2019s 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 pornography.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose involved were recruiting participants, including teenagers, to carry out integrated attacks using improvised explosives and Molotov cocktails,\u201d local cops also said.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Lady Gaga had expressed gratitude for the gigantic crowd in an Instagram post that said nothing of the alleged plot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing could prepare me for the feeling I had during last night\u2019s show \u2013 the absolute pride and joy I felt singing for the people of Brazil,\u201d she wrote. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sight of the crowd during my opening songs took my breath away. Your heart shines so bright, your culture is so vibrant and special, I hope you know how grateful I am to have shared this historical moment with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2022, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2017\/05\/ariana-grande-concert-rocked-by-explosion-at-least-20-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explosion at an Ariana Grande concert<\/a> killed 22 attendees.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/05\/lady-gaga-concert-attack-thwarted-2-suspects-arrested-in-brazil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes A Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this weekend nearly ended in tragedy. On Saturday, the pop singer performed in front of a record crowd of approximately two million people at Copacabana Beach. The event was the biggest concert of Lady Gaga\u2019s career\u2026 but local authorities have now told [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":166219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-166218","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166218\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}