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US targeting of drug gangs seen as attempt to shake up Brazil’s election

SCMP Culture 01 June 2026 Yesterday
US targeting of drug gangs seen as attempt to shake up Brazil’s election
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The US decision to classify two Brazilian gangs as terrorist organisations is a political one aimed at boosting an ally of US President Donald Trump, the son of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, politicians and analysts say. The gangs join eight other Latin American organised crime groups designated by the US as foreign terrorist organisations. But unlike the rest, they do not operate in
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