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Ansar al-Khilafah Brazil
Foundation	2016
Dates of operation	2016–2018
Dissolved	2018
Allegiance	Islamic State
Ideology	Jihadism Islamic extremism
Status	Defunct
Opponents	United States  France  Portugal  Brazil  Argentina  Bolivia  Colombia  Guyana  Paraguay  Peru  Suriname  Uruguay  Venezuela

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.

History

The 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. Through Telegram, the group would disseminate Islamic State propaganda in Portuguese, this included the 14 issues of the Islamic State online magazine, Dabiq.

In the same month of the threats, 10 members of the group would be arrested in conspiracy of the threat.

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.

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.

References

1. "Brazilian Jihadist group first in South America to pledge allegiance to Isis". The Independent. 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
2. "Brazil probes Olympics threats after group backs Islamic State". Reuters. 2016-07-20. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
3. Boykoff, Pamela (2016-07-21). "Rio Olympics: Brazil weighs jihadi threats". CNN. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
4. Gunaratna, Rohan (2016). "Global Terrorism Mid-Year Review 2016". Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses. 8 (7): 3–8. ISSN 2382-6444. JSTOR 26351431.
5. Bowater, Donna (2016-07-21). "Brazil police arrest 10 in alleged Isil Rio Olympics terror plot". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
6. "Brazil Files Terrorism Charges Against 8 for IS Support". Voice of America. 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
7. "Brazil charges 11 people with attempting to establish Isis cell". The Guardian. 2018-05-17. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-11-21.

• Factions of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
• Islamic extremism
• Jihadist groups
• Defunct organisations based in Brazil
• 2016 establishments in Brazil
• 2018 disestablishments in Brazil