Arrests in several states: Hezbollah is said to have planned terrorist attacks in Brazil

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Brazil’s federal police have taken action in several states against a Lebanese Hezbollah terrorist cell that may have been planning terrorist attacks in the South American country.

The operation aimed to “prevent terrorist acts and obtain evidence of possible recruitment of Brazilians to carry out extremist activities in the country,” federal police said on Wednesday.

The terrorist cell was operated by the Shiite militia to carry out attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets, Israel’s foreign secret service Mossad said on Wednesday, which said it was involved in the operation. According to this, it would be an “extensive network” of Hezbollah that also operated in other countries..

Hezbollah is also active in South America

Two preliminary arrest warrants and eleven search and seizure warrants have been issued in the states of Minas Gerais, São Paulo and the Federal District of Brasilia. The people should be held accountable for founding or joining a terrorist organization and for preparing terrorist acts, the report said. According to the police, the maximum penalty for this is 15 years and 6 months in prison.

Millions of citizens with Syrian and Lebanese roots live in South America. According to information from the intelligence services, the Shia militia Hezbollah has been very active for more than thirty years, especially in the tri-border area of ​​Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil. The militia plays an important role in the Gaza war because it has ties to the Islamist Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, and is considered more influential and powerful. Like Hamas, Hezbollah is an ally of Iran, which considers Israel its arch-enemy. (SDA)

Source:Blick