The article centers around a meeting between Brazilian government officials and a US delegation led by David Gamble, acting head of the US State Department's sanctions coordination. The meeting discussed classifying Brazil's PCC and Comando Vermelho criminal organizations as terrorist entities.
The US delegation proposed classifying PCC and CV as terrorist organizations, arguing that US legislation would allow for harsher sanctions. They cited the presence of these groups in 12 US states and instances of money laundering.
The Brazilian government rejected the proposal, stating that their legal system doesn't classify criminal factions as terrorist groups due to the absence of an ideological motivation. They highlighted existing Brazilian policies for combating these groups, including the use of federal prisons and joint operations with other Latin American countries.
The article mentions the involvement of Brazilian politicians, including Senators Flávio Bolsonaro and Eduardo Bolsonaro, who had varying perspectives on the meeting's purpose and implications.