Argentina also classified factions as narco-terrorists; measure allows to expand the powers of the country’s Armed Forces and intensify border control
The government of Paraguay on Friday (October 31, 2025) a decree classifying the Brazilian factions PCC (Primeiro Comando da Capital) and CV (Comando Vermelho) as terrorist organizations. The measure signed by President Santiago Peña expands the powers of security forces in combating organized crime in the country.
According to the Paraguayan government, the two factions operate in national territory and are involved in drug trafficking, weapons and money laundering, representing a direct threat to the country’s security and sovereignty. With the new designation, Paraguay will be able to adopt military measures and apply more severe penalties to members and collaborators of the groups.
Defense Minister Óscar González stated that the decree allows the use of the Armed Forces in operations against the PCC and the CV, including in border regions with Brazil. The country also reinforced surveillance in strategic areas.
The decision follows the same path adopted by Argentina, which also began classifying the groups as terrorist organizations.
The Paraguayan government’s decision comes at a time when Brazil is internally discussing the classification of factions as terrorist organizations.
The topic returned to the center of political debate after the , held on October 28th in the Penha and Alemão complexes (Rio de Janeiro), considered the most lethal in the country’s history, .
Governor Cláudio Castro (PL) be treated as terrorist organizations, arguing that the Red Command operates with a paramilitary structure and guerrilla tactics. The position is shared by Congress, while the federal government, which creates the criminal type of “qualified criminal organization” with sentences of up to 30 years.
