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Brazil Rejects US Terror Designation for Notorious Gangs

5/8/2025

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Brazil has turned down a US request to designate the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) and Comando Vermelho (CV) as terrorist groups. US officials tied these gangs to immigration and crime, but Brazil's public security secretary emphasized that their legal definition of terrorism requires violent clashes rooted in religion or race.

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Brazil has turned down a US request to designate the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) and Comando Vermelho (CV) as terrorist groups. US officials tied these gangs to immigration and crime, but Brazil's public security secretary emphasized that their legal definition of terrorism requires violent clashes rooted in religion or race.