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Brazil arrests two with suspected Hezbollah ties plotting attack
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Brazil’s Federal Police on Wednesday arrested two people in a group suspected of being financed by Hezbollah that was allegedly preparing domestic attacks and looking to recruit Brazilians, three sources with knowledge of the probe told Reuters.
“The Federal Police is carrying out an investigation based on the hypothesis of a terrorist network that was trying to install itself in Brazil,” Justice Minister Flavio Dino said at an event in Rio de Janeiro.
Jewish leaders told Reuters last month that they had noticed a rise in antisemitic discourse online, amid a broader global surge in antisemitism since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on southern Israel and subsequent bombardment of the Gaza Strip by the Israeli military.
The heavily armed powerful group has seats in parliament and government and acts as Iran’s spearhead in Lebanon and the region.
Since the Oct. 7 attack, Hezbollah has been engaging Israeli forces along the border, in the deadliest escalation since it fought a war with Israel in 2006.
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said in 2019 he planned to also label Hezbollah a terrorist organization, but the move never took place.
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