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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A trip for a photo with an impact on the Brazilian presidential elections has become a new diplomatic setback between Brazil and the US. Donald Trump's government has officially classified Brazilian criminal groups First Capital Command (PCC) and Vermelho Commando (CV) as foreign terrorist organizations in response to a personal petition from Senator and presidential pre-candidate Flávio Bolsonaro. Jair Bolsonaro's son visited the White House to…
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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The State Department will announce on Thursday that it is planning to designate Brazil’s two most powerful organized criminal syndicates, the Comando Vermelho (Red Command) and Primeiro Comando da Capital (First Capital Command, or PCC), as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) and Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs). The designations impose onerous sanctions on the gangs and…
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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.
US Labels Two of Brazil’s Most Violent Gangs as Terrorist Groups
Already a subscriber? Make sure to log into your account before viewing this content. You can access your account by hitting the “login” button on the top right corner. Still unable to see the content after signing in? Make sure your card on file is up-to-date. The United States has designated Brazil’s two largest criminal organizations, the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) and the Comando Vermelho, as terrorist groups. Some shit you …
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