US Designates Brazilian Drug Gangs as Terrorist Organizations

The US government has initiated procedures to designate two major Brazilian criminal drug organizations as terrorist groups. The US State Department announced that it would designate PCC (Primeiro Comando da Capital) and CV (Comando Vermelho), Brazil's largest drug gangs, as 'Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs)'.

These organizations command thousands of members and possess networks extending beyond Brazil into the United States. They have engaged in violence against police, government officials, and civilians within Brazil.

The two groups are among the most violent criminal organizations in Brazil, commanding thousands of members, with their networks extending beyond Brazil's borders throughout the Americas, the State Department stated. They have carried out attacks against police, government officials, and civilians in Brazil.