When questioned in an interview, the US spokesperson denied the participation of Jair Bolsonaro’s son in the measure; said that only Trump and Rubio decide for the country
The United States Department of State spokesperson for Brazilian affairs, Amanda Roberson, stated this Friday (May 29, 2026) that the government’s decision to (republican) the PCC (Primeiro Comando da Capital) and CV (Comando Vermelho) factions, as “narco-terrorists”, had no influence on the senator and pre-candidate for the Presidency (PL-RJ).
In an interview with the channel GloboNewswhenWhen questioned by journalist Andréia Sadi about the influence of Jair Bolsonaro’s (PL) son, Roberson stated that “the only person making decisions for the United States is President Trump and his team, Secretary Rubio.”
“These designations are a tool part of United States law to take action against groups and entities that we already know, in the case of these two groups, are already operating within the United States.”, added the spokesperson. The measure should come into force on June 5th this year. Read the full text at (804 – kB) and in (PDF – 147 kB) of the statement.
Before Roberson’s statement, Flávio’s supporters the US decision to the senator. So far, Flávio has not commented on Roberson’s speech.
REQUEST TO TRUMP
Flavio with Trump at the White House, on Tuesday (May 26). According to the senator, the central theme of the was precisely the formal classification of Brazilian factions as terrorist organizations.
“I exactly made this express request to him so that he declares PCC and CV as terrorist organizations, which is what they are”he stated.
According to Flávio, the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, accepted the request.
