Security Forum criticizes US decision on terrorism in Brazil

The FBSP (Brazilian Public Security Forum) spoke out, through a note, against the United States government's decision to classify, this Thursday (28), the Red Command and the PCC (First Command of the Capital) as "Specially Designated Global Terrorists".

The entity regrets the decision of President Donald Trump's government.

"The FBSP regrets that an issue with profound implications for Brazil's sovereignty and autonomy, its economy, financial system and regional and international cooperation mechanisms, has been captured by the electoral dispute and the North American measure encouraged as a solution to a much more complex problem, without considering the risks of unilateral departures from other nations for an economy of the size of Brazil", says an excerpt from the note.

The American statement also states that the US intends to designate the two criminal groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations from June 5th.

The Security Forum also says classification can have diplomatic consequences.

"Brazil and the USA have a long tradition of police cooperation and have acted in a coordinated manner over decades, with emphasis on the exchange of intelligence information and the fight against money laundering, which must continue. However, internally, the support expressed by many politicians for the measure demonstrates reductionist and detached views of the real tasks that the Public Power needs to put into practice to retake territories and regulate markets and sectors used by organized crime, such as Fintechs, Bets, Cryptoactives, among others sectors", concludes the organization.

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Brazilian Public Security Forum
The Forum is responsible for the main compilation of public security data in the country: the 'Atlas of Violence' yearbook. The organization claims to be non-governmental, non-partisan and non-profit.

The NGO is made up of groups of police officers, public managers, researchers, activists and operators of the justice system: "the FBSP contributes to the transparency of information on violence and the prospection of security policies, in addition to defending public security as a fundamental social right"

*With information from Thomaz Coelho

Source: CNN