US designates Brazil’s two largest gangs as terrorist organizations

The United States has designated Brazil’s two largest criminal gangs, the First Capital Command (PCC) and the Red Command, as foreign terrorist organizations. The announcement by Marco Rubio is viewed as a setback for Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who opposed the designation, and a boost for his far-right challenger, Flávio Bolsonaro.