NYT reports that the Trump administration is considering designating Brazil’s two largest drug gangs( the First Capital Command and Red Command) as terrorist organizations, after lobbying by former President Jair Bolsonaro’s sons. The move could trigger sanctions and spotlight crime ahead of October’s elections, where Flávio Bolsonaro challenges Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Brazil resists, citing sovereignty and limited U.S. threat from the gangs, which primarily traffic cocaine to Europe.
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NYT reports that the Trump administration is considering designating Brazil’s two largest drug gangs( the First Capital Command and Red Command) as terrorist organizations, after lobbying by former President Jair Bolsonaro’s sons. The move could trigger sanctions and spotlight crime ahead of October’s elections, where Flávio Bolsonaro challenges Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Brazil resists, citing sovereignty and limited U.S. threat from the gangs, which primarily traffic cocaine to Europe.