Police in Brazil have arrested two alleged Islamic State sympathisers in
the second phase of raids that earlier led to the detention of 12 people days
before the Olympic Games started in Rio de Janeiro.
Federal police said in a statement that the two
suspects were arrested Thursday in Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city.
The suspects, who were not identified, were
arrested on terrorism-related charges.
In late July, police carried out raids that led
to the detention of 12 suspects who allegedly discussed attacking the Olympics.
They were put in temporary arrest in a
maximum-security prison even though Justice Minister Alexandre de Moraes called
them complete amateurs.
Police described Thursday's arrests as the
second phase of "operation hashtag," which led to the 12 arrests.
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