In an interview with CNN This Wednesday (7), the National Secretary of Public Security, Mário Sarrubbo, said that Brazil and the United States have different classifications of “terrorism”.
“We have a specific law in Brazil that deals with terrorism, Law 13260/26, and it defines terrorist action such as those linked to religious issues, racism, homophobia – having nothing to do with the United States of America,” said the secretary in an interview with CNN Prime Time.
Last Tuesday (6), the Brazilian government informed the representatives of Trump management that the country does not classify criminal factions, such as the .
“It was not adapted to what we have in terms of national legislation the definition of terrorism to the criminal factions that work here,” said Sarrubbo.
Asked about the possibility of Brazilian law in order to occur this framing, Sarrubbo stated that a change of type would “destroy the Brazilian legal framework”.
“I don’t see what the advantage of making this change would be,” he continued.
Noting that Brazil has a “history of cooperation” with the US and Latin American countries in the fight against organized crime, Sarrubbo disagreed with any change.
“This would not bring any increases in terms of quality in combating these criminal organizations and, deep down, would destroy all the legal framework built in Brazil to define what is terrorism and what is criminal organization,” he said.
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In a meeting with technicians Ministry of Justice, Representatives of the Government Donald Trump Nominally cited two Brazilian factions – First Command of the Capital (CCP) and Red Command (CV) – In defending the classification of transnational criminal organizations as terrorists.
US authorities are in Brazil this week for a series of meetings with the Brazilian government.
“It is a statement (that factions are terrorist) that would allow sanctions and everything else from the US government over Brazil. So, it is harmful to Brazil,” added Sarrubbo in an interview with CNN.
In the United States, the definition is broader and allows you to classify as terrorists groups linked to international trafficking and organized violence. In addition, the penal system is more rigorous in these cases.
Trump’s management has sought to frame Latin American criminal groups in activities that can be associated with terrorism, according to US legislation. This occurs, for example, with the Venezuelan Trench faction of Aragua.
