Experts suggest the US designation of two Brazilian gangs as terrorist organizations is a political move to support an ally of Donald Trump's in the upcoming Brazilian election. Unlike other designated groups, these gangs do not operate within the US.

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,...