IDENTIFIED: Lady Gaga Bomb Suspect Was Deported From US Last Month

A suspected terrorist who allegedly planned to kill Lady Gaga fans in a sickening attack on her record-breaking Brazil concert was deported from the US only last month, Brazilian authorities have revealed.

Luis da Silva, 44, wanted to livestream the execution of children and set up bombs close to the stage during Gaga’s performance to 2.5 million fans on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, investigators said.

“He said that the singer was a Satanist and that he was going to perform a Satanist ritual too, killing a child during the show,” Rio de Janeiro Civil Police secretary, officer Felipe Curi, told reporters on Monday.

Authorities are investigating why da Silva’s was removed from the United States.

Da Silva and a 17-year-old boy were taken into custody just hours before the concert went ahead after authorities uncovered their alleged murderous plot.

The pair allegedly used Discord to try and radicalize others, including teenagers, to carry out attacks against children and members of the LGBTQ+ community who were attending the concert.

“They planned to use Molotov cocktails and explosive backpacks,” the police complaint read.

Da Silva was arrested on an illegal gun possession charge in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul and was released on bail on Monday, sparking fury from local officials.

“The group he led also promoted pedophilia, misogyny and LGBTphobia through social media. In addition, at the time of his arrest, he was in possession of an illegal firearm,” Sao Paulo congressman Erika Hilton wrote on X.

His suspected teen accomplice was arrested for possession of child pornography at his home in Rio de Janeiro. It isn’t known if he is still in police custody.

Hundreds of innocent lives were saved through the actions of police, authorities said.

“It was an integrated action that saved hundreds of lives. These groups, which are organized, have goals to achieve notoriety, to gather more spectators, more participants, the majority of whom are teenagers, many of them children,” Rio de Janeiro Civil Police Chief Luiz Lima, who oversees the Department for the Repression of Computer Crimes, told reporters.

Search warrants were carried out by Brazilian authorities against nine people in the states of Mato Grosso, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul and Sao Paulo.

A 16-year-old who confessed to having been part of da Silva’s terror network had his house searched by police in the coastal city of Sao Vicente near Sao Paulo.

He claimed his job was to create online profiles and spread hate, but denied having anything to do with the bombing plot.

Lady Gaga, who was performing in Brazil for the first time in more than a decade, was not told about the threats before the concert, as authorities tried to avoid a panic.

Her concert was the biggest audience for a solo performer of all time, beating the previous world record held by Madonna.

The “Born This Way” singer has yet to speak out personally about the foiled attack.

“We learned of this alleged threat through media reports this morning,” a representative for the singer said in a statement on Sunday. “Prior to and during the show, there were no known security concerns, nor any communication from police or authorities to Lady Gaga about any potential risks.”