THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Harrison Berger) - U.S. Designates Two Brazilian Gangs ‘Terrorist Groups’
State of the Union: Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says the move infringed upon Brazil’s sovereignty. The post U.S. Designates Two Brazilian Gangs ‘Terrorist Groups’ appeared first on The American Conservative .
The U.S. State Department announced Thursday the designation of two gangs, the Commando Vermelho (CV) and the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), as terrorist organizations. The announcement came two days after Senator Flávio Bolsonaro—the son of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro and a candidate in October’s presidential election—visited the White House and met with President Donald Trump. Brazil’s Foreign Ministry was informed of the designation only minutes before the announcement, according to Valor Econômico. Lula, speaking at an event in Brazil’s northeast Friday, said Washington was “playing games with our sovereignty.” Lula said that, while CV and PCC “are terrorists because they torment families,…Open