AmericasThe designation, which targets PCC and Comando Vermelho, allows the United States to freeze assets and bars Americans from providing support.Mark Us Preferred on GoogleResidents surround the bodies of people killed the day before during a police raid targeting the Comando Vermelho gang in the Complexo da Penha favela of Rio de Janeiro on Oct. 29, 2025. Silvia Izquierdo/AP PhotoKimberly Hayek5/29/2026|Updated: 5/29/20260:00The United States on Thursday designated two of Brazil’s most powerful criminal organizations as terrorist groups.Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the move in a statement posted to X.
US to Designate 2 Major Brazilian Gangs as Terrorist Organizations, Rubio Says
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