US Frames Drug Cartels as Targets, Raising Brazil Sovereignty Concerns

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a summit in Panama on August 12, 2026, that traffickers from US-designated groups are 'a target just like ISIS or Al-Qaeda,' without naming any Brazilian organization. Weeks earlier, Washington had listed Brazil's PCC and Comando Vermelho as terrorist groups, a move Brazil rejected and warned could open the door to military action on its soil. The post US Frames Drug Cartels as Targets, Raising Brazil Sovereignty Concerns appeared first on The Rio Times.