The pair allegedly used Discord to try and radicalize others, including teenagers, to carry out attacks against children and members of the LGBTQ+ community who were attending the concert.
“They planned to use Molotov cocktails and explosive backpacks,” the police complaint read.
Da Silva was arrested on an illegal gun possession charge in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul and was released on bail on Monday, sparking fury from local officials.
“The group he led also promoted pedophilia, misogyny and LGBTphobia through social media. In addition, at the time of his arrest, he was in possession of an illegal firearm,” Sao Paulo congressman Erika Hilton wrote on X .
His suspected teen accomplice was arrested for possession of child pornography at his home in Rio de Janeiro. It isn’t known if he is still in police custody.
Rio de Janeiro Civil Police agents raided a home and arrested a teenager (pictured) who was part of a group that aimed to attack children and members of the LGBTQ + community at a Lady Gaga beach concert on Saturday, May 3, 2025. PCERJ Hundreds of innocent lives were saved through the actions of police, authorities said.
“It was an integrated action that saved hundreds of lives. These groups, which are organized, have goals to achieve notoriety, to gather more spectators, more participants, the majority of whom are teenagers, many of them children,” Rio de Janeiro Civil Police Chief Luiz Lima, who oversees the Department for the Repression of Computer Crimes, told reporters.
Search warrants were carried out by Brazilian authorities against nine people in the states of Mato Grosso, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul and Sao Paulo.
Rio de Janeiro authorities recovered ammunition and a gun from home of an adult man who was identified as the leader of a group that planned to carry out a terror attack at a Lady Gaga concert. PCERJ A 16-year-old who confessed to having been part of da Silva’s terror network had his house searched by police in the coastal city of Sao Vicente near Sao Paulo.
He claimed his job was to create online profiles and spread hate, but denied having anything to do with the bombing plot.
Millions of people attended Lady Gaga’s concert in Brazil. ANDRE COELHO/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Lady Gaga, who was performing in Brazil for the first time in more than a decade, was not told about the threats before the concert, as authorities tried to avoid a panic.
Her concert was the biggest audience for a solo performer of all time, beating the previous world record held by Madonna.
Lady Gaga performs at Copacabana Beach in Brazil. Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live Nation The “Born This Way” singer has yet to speak out personally about the foiled attack.
“We learned of this alleged threat through media reports this morning,” a representative for the singer said in a statement on Sunday. “Prior to and during the show, there were no known security concerns, nor any communication from police or authorities to Lady Gaga about any potential risks.”
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