The US government views Comando Vermelho and the Primeiro Comando da Capital as significant regional security threats, and the Department of State says it is not ruling out terrorist designations while declining to confirm any formal listing.Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva secures a temporary pause and mobilizes ministers and envoys, with Mauro Vieira calling US counterparts including Marco Rubio as Brasília seeks binding cooperation and legal alternatives to avert a US decision that allies warn could threaten sovereignty and subject Pix and Banco Central to added scrutiny.Washington sent representatives to
Brazil last year to gather information, prosecutors say the Primeiro Comando da Capital operates in 28 countries and experts including
Douglas Farah warn that a US designation would mainly expand American legal and intelligence tools, risk banalizing the terrorism label and would not automatically permit US operations in Brazilian territory.