The US will designate two Brazilian drug cartels as foreign terrorist organisations, threatening to reawaken tensions between Donald Trump and his counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as the leftwinger prepares for a re-election campaign.
Secretary of state Marco Rubio said on Thursday that the move against the Primeiro Comando do Capital (PCC) and Comando Vermelho (CV), the largest organised crime syndicates in Brazil, would go into effect on June 5.
“Together, they command thousands of members and have orchestrated brutal attacks against Brazilian police officers, public officials, and civilians,” Rubio said in a statement. “Their influence and illicit networks extend far beyond Brazil’s borders, across our region and into our country.”
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