US targeting of Brazilian gangs is an attempt to sway election there, experts say

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 the United States.
The listing of First Capital Command, known as PCC, and Red Command, or CV,…

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