US government labels Brazil’s 2 biggest drug gangs as foreign terrorist organizations
The designation can freeze U.S.-based assets and restrict dealings, while the gangs are estimated to have more than 50,000 members combined, officials said.
- The U.S. State Department designated two major Brazilian criminal groups as foreign terrorist organizations on Thursday.
- The two gangs- First Command of the Capital, or PCC, and Red Command, or CV- likely have more than 50,000 members combined, according to experts.
- While the designation was planned to take effect in June, the U.S. Department of State designated the gangs as Specially Designated Global Terrorists on Thursday, according to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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U.S. government labels Brazil's 2 biggest drug gangs as foreign terrorist organizations
The U.S. State Department announced on Thursday that it will designate Brazil's two biggest criminal groups as foreign terrorist organizations early next month, a move the South American nation's government has said it will interpret as undue interference in its politics.
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US Designates Major Brazilian Criminal Groups as Terrorist Organizations
The United States on Thursday designated two of Brazil’s most influential criminal organizations as terrorist groups, escalating Washington’s campaign against transnational drug trafficking and organized ... The post US Designates Major Brazilian Criminal Groups as Terrorist Organizations first appeared on [your]NEWS.
President Lula is against labeling two Brazilian gangs as terrorist organizations, but his rival is not.
US to Designate 2 Major Brazilian Gangs as Terrorist Organizations, Rubio Says
The United States on Thursday designated two of Brazil’s most powerful criminal organizations as terrorist groups. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the move in a statement posted to X. “Primeiro Comando da Capital and Comando Vermelho are two of the most violent criminal organizations in Brazil,” Rubio wrote. “Their reach extends throughout our region and into our country. Today, I designated these organizations as Foreign Terrorist Orga…
US to designate two Brazilian gangs as ‘terrorist organizations,’ Rubio says
The United States plans to designate Brazil’s two biggest criminal gangs as terrorist organizations, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, opening the door for more aggressive interventions after appeals from the opposition in Brasilia.
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