The US State Department announced Thursday that it will designate two Brazilian drug gangs as “foreign terrorist organizations.” These are the gangs Comando Vermelho (Red Commando, CV) and Primeiro Comando da Capital (First Commando of the Capital, PCC). According to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the gangs are two of the “most violent criminal organizations in Brazil, and their influence and networks extend across the region and into the United States.” Follow all developments in the United States via our live blog.
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