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Ansar al-Khilafah Brazil
Ansar al-Khilafah Brazil (Portuguese: Ansar al-Khilafah Brasil, Arabic: أنصار الخلافة البرازيل, romanized: Anṣār al-khilāfah al-Barāzīl, lit. 'Supporters of the Caliphate of Brazil') was a loosely knit and disorganized terror cell and organization that had connections to the Islamic State.[1] HistoryThe group gained prominence in 2016 after pledging their allegiance to the Islamic State group and threatening the 2016 Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2][3] Through Telegram, the group would disseminate Islamic State propaganda in Portuguese, this included the 14 issues of the Islamic State online magazine, Dabiq.[4] In the same month of the threats, 10 members of the group would be arrested in conspiracy of the threat.[5] In September 2016, 8 more members would be arrested for their support of the Islamic State and planning on an attack against Brazil, with one of the members buying an AKM from Paraguay, 4 more would be under investigation.[6] In 2018, the group attempted to re-establish itself as a sleeper cell, but all 11 members were arrested after WhatsApp messages between them were leaked to the Brazilian police.[7] References
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