US prepares to designate two Brazilian gangs as terrorist organizations
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The United States is preparing to classify two major Brazilian criminal gangs, Primeiro Comando da Capital and Comando Vermelho, as terrorist organizations. The gangs control extensive territories across Brazil and operate as powerful criminal networks. The designation follows a request made this week by Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who met with US President Donald Trump in Washington to urge the terrorist classification. Such a designation would enable enhanced US law enforcement cooperation and could impose additional sanctions and restrictions on the organizations' operations.