BRASILIA, June 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. designation of Brazil's Comando Vermelho (CV) and Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) as foreign terrorist organizations, effective Friday, could disrupt ...

Brazil’s two largest criminal organizations – the First Capital Command (Primeiro Comando da Capital – PCC) and the Red Command (Comando Vermelho – CV) – have been designated terrorist organizations ...

SAO PAULO — The U.S. State Department announced on Thursday that it will designate Brazil’s two biggest criminal groups as foreign terrorist organizations early next month, a move the South American ...

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Police arrest a suspect during a raid against alleged drug traffickers of the Comando Vermelho criminal organization in the Alemao favela complex, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 28, 2025 (Agencia ...

New details which have emerged in the aftermath of Brazil's deadliest police operation are casting doubts over whether the raid really struck at the heart of one of the country's most powerful ...

The violent crackdown comes ahead of the United Nations COP30 climate summit in northern Brazil next week, with Rio hosting the associated C40 global gathering of mayors and the Earthshot Prize awards ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The deadliest police operation in Brazil's history left at least 121 people dead this week in Rio de Janeiro. The raids targeted the Comando Vermelho, or Red Command ...

Explainer-What Is the Comando Vermelho Gang Targeted in the Deadly Rio Police Raids? By Pedro Fonseca RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -The deadliest police operation in Brazil's history left at least 121 ...