US Designates Brazilian Gangs as Terrorist Organizations
The United States government has officially designated Brazil's two largest criminal gangs as foreign terrorist organizations, a move that Brazilian President Lula da Silva has criticized.
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Announcement by Marco Rubio is being widely seen as setback for Brazil’s president, and a boost for his far-right challenger The United States has designated Brazil’s two largest criminal gangs, the First Capital Command (PCC) and the Red Command, as foreign terrorist organisations. The announcement, made by Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, on Thursday, is being widely seen in Brazil as a setback for Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the president who had strongly opposed the designation – and a...
By Tiago Rogero in Rio de Janeiro
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The move against Comando Vermelho and the PCC was announced two days after right-wing candidate Flávio Bolsonaro visited Trump at the White House and despite Lula’s government opposing it
By Macarena Vidal Liy
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