 According to the Brazilian Federal Police, the head of the group is a Lebanese national named K H A who was arrested by the Brazilian authorities in 2009.Ali, who was based in Brazil, was suspected of financing terrorism.According to the Brazilian magazine "Veja", Ali ran an internet cafe in São Paulo while running what is described as "Al-Qaeda's online communications arm" having a reach in 17 countries, disseminating communications from Al-Qaeda's leadership and publicizing terror attacks.