Brazil’s Gangs in Trump’s Crosshairs – AS/COA
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The possible designation of Brazil's PCC and CV as foreign terrorist organizations would carry consequences for banks, companies and politics.
A recent phone call between U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira was publicly framed as a diplomatic routine. It was not. The central issue, according to officials in Brasília, was whether the Trump administration intends to designate Brazil’s Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) and Comando Vermelho (CV) as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs). Brazil resisted similar pressure last year. The pressure has returned, and it is sharper. Washington will present any such designation as a counternarcotics measure. That…
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