US designates Brazil’s two largest gangs as terrorist organizations
Summary
The United States has officially labeled Brazil’s two biggest criminal gangs, the First Capital Command (PCC) and the Red Command, as foreign terrorist organizations. This decision has political implications in Brazil ahead of the October presidential election and highlights the gangs’ extensive criminal activities both in Brazil and internationally.Key Facts
- The US designated the PCC and the Red Command as foreign terrorist groups.
- Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, announced the decision on Thursday.
- Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva opposed this classification, seeing it as an interference in Brazil’s sovereignty.
- Flávio Bolsonaro, a far-right senator and presidential candidate, supported the US designation.
- The PCC and Red Command started as prison gangs but evolved into major criminal networks involved in drug trafficking.
- These gangs export cocaine primarily to the United States and Europe and have a significant criminal presence across Latin America.
- The Red Command formed in the 1970s under Brazil’s military dictatorship, while the PCC was founded in the 1990s after a violent prison rebellion.
- Flávio Bolsonaro recently met with President Trump and Rubio in the US during his campaign trip.
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