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Brazil has strongly rejected the US decision to designate the PCC and Comando Vermelho gangs as terrorist organizations, warning against interference with its sovereignty and potential economic damage.
Approximately 200 tourists were stranded at a viewpoint above Rio de Janeiro after police clashed with members of the Comando Vermelho criminal group, believed to be hiding in the Vidigal favela.
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A gunfight between police and a favela gang in Rio de Janeiro's Vidigal neighborhood trapped approximately 200 tourists on the Morro Dois Irmãos hilltop. The tourists were isolated amidst the confrontation with the Comando Vermelho gang.
Luís Felipe Salomão, the future president of Brazil's Superior Court of Justice (STJ), asserted that Brazil has much to teach and learn from the world, and cannot be solely defined by crime and violence. He also commented on the US decision to classify PCC and Comando Vermelho as criminal organizations.
Brazilian police have launched a major operation across 15 states, executing 180 search and arrest warrants against suspects linked to various criminal factions, including Comando Vermelho and Primeiro Comando da Capital.