Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva condemned the United States’ designation of Brazil’s two largest criminal groups, Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) and Comando Vermelho (CV), as global terrorists. Lula warned that the terrorist label could be a setback for local law enforcement efforts. He distinguished profit-seeking violence tied to drug and arms trafficking from ideologically, politically, or religiously motivated international terrorism. The US designation, announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, would add the groups to the foreign terrorist organisations list effective June 5. Terrorist designations freeze US-based assets connected to targeted groups and can penalize anyone providing material support, potentially affecting financial institutions and even victims such as businesses and individuals.
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