A few days before the classification of the First Capital Command (PCC) and the Red Command (CV) as global terrorist organizations comes into force, the United States government raised the tone on the objective of the measure.
In an interview with CNN Brazil, State Department spokeswoman Amanda Roberson stated that President Donald Trump intends to use all available instruments to combat the two Brazilian factions.
According to her, the framework is part of a broader security strategy adopted by the White House since the beginning of Trump’s new term.
“President Trump has made it very clear since the beginning of his term that he will use every tool at our disposal to combat these criminal groups that are operating in our region and to protect the security of the United States,” Roberson told CNN Brazil.
The State Department representative went further when describing the objective of American policy. “President Trump is working to eliminate these groups,” he said.
The statements come just days after Washington officially announced the inclusion of the PCC and Red Command on the list of specially designated global terrorist organizations. The decision was released by the State Department last Thursday (28) and will take effect from June 5th.
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The designation significantly expands the instruments available to US authorities to act against individuals, companies and organizations that maintain financial or operational relationships with the groups covered.
In practice, the US government will be able to block assets linked to factions under US jurisdiction, restrict financial transactions and impose sanctions on individuals and legal entities that provide material support to the groups.
The measure also raises concerns among Brazilian authorities and the financial sector, as American legislation provides for extraterritorial reach in certain situations. This means that foreign banks, companies and institutions may be the target of investigations or restrictions if relationships with activities linked to sanctioned organizations are identified.
