Brazil terrorist group pledges allegiance to ISIS, weeks before Rio Olympics

An extremist group in Brazil has become the first in South America to pledge allegiance to Islamic State - less than three weeks before the Olympics. The pledge was spotted by SITE Intelligence, a Jihadi monitoring group, on an app regularly used by the ISIS. In the messages, the Brazilian Jihadis announced their dedication to IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. It has sparked further fears of attacks on the Games which begin in Rio on August 5. The group called itself 'Brazil Caliphate'. In one entry the author takes a swipe at French security in light of the Nice truck attack, asking rhetorically 'what benefit French operations against ISIS in Syria have yielded?'
"Has this not radicalised more Muslims to take revenge?" he writes, before adding, "If French soldiers failed to prevent a terror attack happening in France, of what use will they be in trying to train Brazilian police?"
Brazilian and French law enforcement have held joint training and drills in recent years, with the countries hosting events such as the World Cup, Euro 2016 and the Olympics. In early July, the Brazilian Minister of Justice, Alexandre Moraes, said a Jihadist attack on the Rio Olympics was a 'possibility' but 'not a probability'.
Some 85,000 members of security forces - 47,000 policemen and 38,000 soldiers - will be mobilised to ensure the safety of 10,500 athletes as well as up to 500,000 officials, journalists and tourists expected for the Games which run from August 5-21. A security review was launched after the Nice attack. Defence Minister Raul Jungmann confirmed certain steps would be taken in the light of a lorry being used.