The presidential hopeful of Brazil, Flávio Bolsonaro, has requested that the president of the United States, Donald Trump, include the country's two main criminal organizations, the First Capital Command (PCC) and the Red Command (CV), in the list of terrorist groups, which would entail new legal implications in the offensive against these criminal networks.
"I strongly urged President Trump to designate the PCC and the Red Command as foreign terrorist organizations as soon as possible," Bolsonaro recounted about his meeting with Trump this Tuesday at the White House.
The Lula administration views with suspicion the possibility that these two criminal gangs may be included in the list of terrorist organizations of the United States, understanding that this would open the door to a potential military intervention in Brazil under the pretext of a threat to U.S. national security.
This fear has already been expressed by other countries where groups with similar profiles operate, such as Mexico in the case of drug cartels.
The son of former president Jair Bolsonaro explained that, in addition to security issues, he discussed with Trump his potential victory in the October 2026 presidential elections, as well as tariffs and rare earths, of which Brazil possesses the second-largest reserves on the planet, according to the portal G1.
Flávio Bolsonaro traveled to Washington on a visit organized by his brother Eduardo, who is self-exiled in the United States and indicted in Brazil for attempting from there to obstruct the case of his father's coup attempt, sentenced to 27 years in prison and currently under house arrest for health reasons.
According to what he indicated, Trump was interested in the medical situation of Bolsonaro, who at the end of March, after several hospitalizations, was transferred to his home in Brasilia to serve at least 90 days of house arrest.
According to the latest polls, President Lula would win in the first round with around 40% of the support, compared to 31% for Flávio Bolsonaro. In a potential runoff, the gap between the two would narrow, although the leader of the Brazilian left would continue to maintain an advantage.