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Lula, Trump Talk $11 B Brazil Crime Crackdown

5/13/2026

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  • President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva discussed anti-crime proposals with U.S. President Donald Trump during Trump's Washington visit.
  • Brazil launched an 11 billion-real anti-organized-crime program targeting PCC and CV gangs, allocating 1 billion-real through December.
  • The plan funds drones, body scanners, metal detectors, cellphone blockers, X-ray machines, radar, DNA trackers and vehicles.
  • Governors balk at spending while Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, Gov. Ronaldo Caiado and Vice President Geraldo Alckmin denounce Lula’s security policy.