A man accused of planning a terrorist attack at Lady Gaga’s record-breaking concert in Brazil was apprehended by authorities and then released. The arrest occurred shortly after the suspect was deported from the United States, the New York Post reported Tuesday.

Investigators said that Luis da Silva, 44, wanted to livestream the execution of children and set off bombs near the stage of the concert to 2.5 million fans on hand Saturday at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro.

“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 Felipe Curi told reporters Monday.

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