MOSCOW (Sputnik) – On Thursday, Sallaberry confirmed the authenticity of a Twitter profile in which a member of the Daesh jihadist group said that Brazil would be the next target of attacks.
The counterterrorism director stressed as cited by Globo TV on Thursday that the threat of terrorism has increased in Brazil in recent months because the number of Brazilian nationals who have accepted radical IS ideology has gone up.
Brazil has reportedly decided to increase the number of foreign intelligence service members during the upcoming Olympic Games.
Rio de Janeiro will host the Summer Olympic Games on August 5-21, 2016.
Daesh, a radical Sunni group banned in a range of countries including Russia and the United States, is notorious for its brutal tactics, such as public beheadings and the stoning of women. It is known for its successful online propaganda and social media recruitment, which primarily target young people from around the world.
Daesh has claimed responsibility for a number of major terrorist attacks, including the ones in Brussels and Paris.
