The senator spoke out this Friday (29) against the decision of the United States to classify the criminal factions Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) and Comando Vermelho (CV) as terrorist organizations, stating that this faction labeling trivializes the concept of terrorism. “By classifying these organizations as terrorist organizations, the concept of terrorism is trivialized.”
For Pacheco, this is a assessment that must be made by the Brazilian nationand the United States’ decision was wrong, as terrorism is a very specific classification and involves very particular aspects, which do not include PCC and CV. According to the senator, criminal organizations are a serious problem, but there are specific methods of combatdifferent from terrorist groups.
“Criminal organizations are serious, it is important that they are combated, they are very sophisticated, but are criminal organizations and there are specific methods to combat criminal organizations, which not the methods of terrorism.”
Rodrigo Pacheco explains that the biggest difference between factions and terrorist groups is that the The main objective of Brazilian organizations is profit. The State has the obligation to combat them, but it must be sovereign in deciding how it will combat them, and the American classification does not help with this. Now, for the senator, negotiations must be made with the USA and other countries, which can help combat PCC and CV, but as criminal organizations, not terrorist groupss.
“A mistaken decision by the USA, and it will be up to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to negotiate with the USA and with other countries that can help us fight criminal organizations. And I consider that this classification (as terrorist groups) is not necessarily a help.”
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The American Secretary of State, Marco Rubiomade a statement on Thursday (29) Comando Vermelho and Primeiro Comando da Capital as specially designated global terrorists and foreign terrorist organizations, with effective from June 5, 2026.
The announcement was made by representatives linked to the American government in Washington. The former president’s son told reporters that the main topic of conversation was the classification of the factions as terroristsa proposal that would have been well received by Rubio.
With , the US Treasury Department is able to interrupt the access of groups or individuals to funds under the jurisdiction of the United States, members of the organization are prohibited from entering the United States. It is also considered illegal to provide any type of support or resources to groups, in addition to other sanctions.
