Key Facts
—The warning. US officials say the terrorism-sanctions net over Brazil’s two biggest gangs now reaches American citizens too.
—The source. State Department sources set out the position on Friday, July 3, widening earlier guidance aimed at foreigners.
—The groups. The PCC and the Comando Vermelho were labelled foreign terrorist organizations by Washington, effective in early June.
—The reach. Anyone giving material support or handling the gangs’ money can be investigated, wherever they live.
