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PCC and Comando Vermelho Designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations: Implications for Brazilian and International Banks and Corporations
On June 5, 2026, the United States formally designated Brazil’s two largest criminal organizations —…
Founded in 2001 in Geneva, Switzerland, the Organized Crime Observatory (OCO) is an independent, apolitical international association. We act as a global watchdog, monitoring and analyzing the complex networks of transnational organized crime across four continents.
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