Lula says Brazil will not be treated like ‘tinpot country’ after US designates gangs as terrorists
Marco Rubio made announcement after meeting president’s far-right challenger Flávio Bolsonaro Brazil will not be treated as a “tinpot country,” the country’s president, Luiz Inácio da Silva, said on Friday after the United States designated Brazil’s two largest criminal gangs, the First Capital Command (PCC) and the Red Command, as foreign terrorist organisations. The announcement, made by Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, on Thursday, is being widely seen in Brazil as a s
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has stated that his country will not be treated as a "tinpot country" following the US designation of two major criminal organizations, the First Capital Command (PCC) and the Red Command, as foreign terrorist organizations. This decision by the US State Department is viewed in Brazil as a political win for the far-right presidential challenger, Flávio Bolsonaro, who had met with Senator Marco Rubio. President Lula da Silva had previously voiced strong opposition to the designation.
The designation impacts Brazil's international standing and domestic politics, potentially influencing the upcoming presidential election.
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