Residents surround the bodies of people killed the day before during a police raid targeting the Comando Vermelho gang in the Complexo da Penha favela of Rio de Janeiro on Oct. 29, 2025. Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo
The United States on Thursday designated two of Brazil’s most powerful criminal organizations as terrorist groups.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the move in a statement posted to X.
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