BRAZIL-US RELATIONS
Why slapping terrorist tag on Brazil gangs is problematic
US President Donald Trump during the Shield of Americas summit. Photo: Daniel Torok/White House
Brazil-US relations, battered in 2025 by tariff disputes and sanctions against Brazilian officials, have largely stabilized since Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Donald Trump began direct talks last September. But now a fresh threat is looming…
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