The two Brazilian bloggers who sparked controversy in Egypt after indecent videos were arrested

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The Egyptian Ministry of Interior revealed the circumstances of video clips widely circulated on social media, in which two tourists with the nationality of one of the countries appear performing exhibitionistic movements and indecent gestures, in addition to harassing passers-by while they were walking in the streets of a number of Egyptian governorates.

Yesterday evening, Tuesday, the security services were able to identify the two women and arrest them within the Alexandria Governorate, after examining the video clips that sparked widespread interaction on social media platforms.

When confronted, they admitted to filming the clips and publishing them on their personal accounts with the aim of increasing viewership rates, according to what was stated in the Ministry of Interior’s statement.

The video clips attributed to the two Brazilian bloggers sparked widespread controversy on social networking sites in Egypt, due to the exhibitionistic movements and indecent insinuations they included, as well as the harassment of passers-by in the streets, according to what the Ministry of Interior announced.

The incident comes after the clips spread widely, prompting the security services to examine them, identify the two women, and arrest them. The necessary legal measures were taken and the incident was referred to the Public Prosecution to initiate investigations.