Lula Rejects US Terror Label for 2 Brazilian Gangs as Threat to Sovereignty

12 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 29

At an event in Sergipe state on Friday, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva denounced Washington’s decision to classify two major Brazilian criminal groups as terrorist organizations.
Lula said the move undermines Brazil’s sovereignty and would not help the country’s fight against drug trafficking.
His sharpest rebuke framed the designation as patronizing, saying Brazil would not accept being treated “like children” or “some kind of banana republic.”

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