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Bolsonaro Proposes Tough Plan as Trump Labels Gangs Terrorists

6/19/2026

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Senator Flavio Bolsonaro unveiled a 12-point public safety plan in São Paulo on June 18, 2026.
The plan labels the two gangs as terrorist groups, builds five Treva prisons, lowers the penal age to 16, and deploys border forces modeled on El Salvador.
U.S. President Donald Trump designated the gangs as foreign terrorist organizations last month, a move President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called undue interference and that experts say could affect businesses.

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Senator Flavio Bolsonaro unveiled a 12-point public safety plan in São Paulo on June 18, 2026.
The plan labels the two gangs as terrorist groups, builds five Treva prisons, lowers the penal age to 16, and deploys border forces modeled on El Salvador.
U.S. President Donald Trump designated the gangs as foreign terrorist organizations last month, a move President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called undue interference and that experts say could affect businesses.