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Lula says Brazil won’t be treated like a “tinpot” state
Filed: May 30, 2026 at 4:05 AM ET
Summary: Lula said Brazil would not be treated like a “tinpot country” after the US designated the PCC and Red Command as terrorist groups.
WHO: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
WHAT: Lula said Brazil would not be treated like a “tinpot country” following the US designation of the PCC and Red Command as foreign terrorist organisations.
WHEN: May 29, 2026 at 1:13 PM ET
WHERE: Brazil
WHY: The US designated Brazil’s two largest criminal gangs, the First Capital Command (PCC) and the Red Command, as foreign terrorist organisations.
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