Thiago Vidal: Trump's meddling in the elections is unique between Brazil and the USA

The classification of the PCC (Primeiro Comando da Capital) and the CV (Comando Vermelho) as terrorist organizations by the United States generated a series of analyzes on the political and financial impacts on Brazil.

In an interview with WW, Thiago Vidal, from Prospectiva, evaluated the multiple dimensions of this process and highlighted what he called the unique meddling of the US in the Brazilian electoral scenario.

According to Vidal, the American decision affects the entire financial system chain, and not just the institutions directly involved. "These institutions will have to spend much more on compliance than they have been spending, because the United States is not only concerned about whether banks or people directly linked to these banks have any connection with the PCC or Red Command", he stated.

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For the expert, the measure covers everything from service providers to customers of financial institutions, making the sector as a whole more expensive - especially in a country with a high banking concentration like Brazil.

Vidal also questioned the categorization of the PCC and Comando Vermelho as terrorist organizations. For him, this is a conceptual mistake: "They are not terrorists, they are mafia organizations", he said, highlighting that each type of organization has its own complexity and its own problems.

The expert argued that the distinction between the two types of entity is fundamental for a proper understanding of the phenomenon.

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Meddling in the Brazilian electoral process
In the political field, Vidal pointed out that the North American decree, announced after the trip of senator and pre-candidate Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) to Washington, did not occur by coincidence. "She was not adopted after the trip and the photo by coincidence, it was very well calculated", he stated.

For the analyst, the decision represents an interference by the United States in the Brazilian electoral process at a time even before the formal start of the campaign - something he classified as "very unique in the Brazil-United States relationship".

Vidal compared the situation with that of Colombia, where the US adopted a more timid stance in the first round of elections, before more categorically supporting the far-right candidate in the second round.

Risk of extradition of politicians
Another point raised by Vidal concerns the scope of the American decision on the domestic political field. The expert warned that the United States may eventually show interest in investigating not only businesspeople and bankers with alleged links to organized crime, but also politicians.

"If the United States requests the extradition of a Brazilian politician allegedly involved with the cartels, the PCC and the Red Command, will Brazil extradite?", he asked. For Vidal, this is a situation for which Brazil is not prepared, with multiple nuances occurring simultaneously and each presenting its own challenges.

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