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Brazilian Government Rejects Move to Classify Criminal Factions as Terrorists

The Lula administration warns the terrorism label could invite foreign intervention under international law.

Gleisi diz que governo não aceita ideia de considerar facções criminosas grupos terroristas.
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Gleisi diz que governo é contra equiparar facções ao terrorismo

Overview

  • Institutional Relations Minister Gleisi Hoffmann said the government is categorically against PL 1,283/2025, which would equate criminal factions with terrorism.
  • She argued that terrorism is defined by political or ideological aims and cautioned that such a designation could be used to justify foreign intervention in Brazil.
  • The administration is backing PL 5,582/2025 to target organized crime and is pressing for progress on the long-stalled Public Security PEC to enable integrated operations.
  • In the Chamber’s Constitution and Justice Commission, analysis of PL 1,283/2025 was postponed, but rapporteur Nikolas Ferreira issued a favorable opinion and proposed removing an intent requirement from the bill.
  • The executive plans to shift legislative focus to public security after the Senate’s scheduled vote on the income tax exemption, with the debate intensified by a Rio operation that left 121 dead, including at least four police officers.