SÃO PAULO—Brazil’s federal police arrested 10 Brazilians they said were linked to Islamic State and planning terrorist acts during the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Justice Minister Alexandre de Moraes, who oversees the federal police, described the suspects as poorly organized and said most of them knew each other only through online messaging. The target of their alleged attacks wasn’t clear, he said Thursday, adding, “It was an amateur cell without any planned preparation.” ...
Brazilian police have arrested 10 Brazilians allegedly linked to the terrorist State ( ISIS ) who they suspected of planning terrorist acts during the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro next month . According to police Minister Alexandre de Oliveira , these suspects were part of an amateur conspiracy , mostly only tracking each other online . Although plans had been made to purchase an assault weapon from Paraguay , no direct targets were identified .