Lula Blasts US for Labelling Brazil Crime Factions as Terrorists
Lula called the move an intrusion and warned it could widen scrutiny of banks and companies tied to the gangs.
- On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that Brazil's two largest criminal groups, the Primeiro Comando da Capital and the Comando Vermelho , will be designated as foreign terrorist organizations effective June 5.
- The move follows lobbying efforts in Washington by Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who met with President Donald Trump this week and confirmed he intended to seek terrorist designations for both groups.
- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva slammed the decision on Friday, declaring, "We will not accept being treated like children," and warned the unilateral measure could undermine sovereignty and hinder local law enforcement.
- Legal experts warn the designation could significantly increase scrutiny of financial institutions and companies in energy and mining sectors, as the label triggers asset freezes and potential penalties for material support.
- Amid a tight race where polls show Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro tied at 45 percent, the president highlighted his government's $11bn investment in the Brazil Against Organized Crime program to counter security criticism.
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Brazil's Lula slams US for labeling Brazilian crime groups as terrorists
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticized a US decision designating Brazil's two main organized crime groups as terrorist organizations, saying such a unilateral designation 'represents a potential setback in the fight against crime.'
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva this Friday faced Donald Trump's government with the classification of two Brazilian criminal gangs as terrorists, a decision that shook the political scene just over four months after the October elections.Washington decided to classify as terrorists the Vermelho Command (CV) and the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), Brazil's two largest drug trafficking organizations, following this week's visit t…
Lula warned that labelling Brazil’s criminal networks as ‘terrorists’ could ‘undermine’ local law enforcement efforts.
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Brazil's President has reacted strongly to the United States' ranking of two local criminal factions as terrorist organizations, seeing this as an unacceptable interference The President
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