SAO PAULO, May 29 - Brazil's government on Friday said the U.S. move to designate Brazilian drug gangs as terrorist organizations was confused and counterproductive, threatening national sovereignty and international cooperation to combat crime. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

May 28 (UPI) -- The United States designated two more Latin American criminal organizations as terrorist groups on Thursday, a day after Brazilian presidential hopeful and Trump ally Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro asked Washington to do so.

May 28 (UPI) -- The United States designated two more Latin American criminal organizations as terrorist groups on Thursday, a day after Brazilian presidential hopeful and Trump ally Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro asked Washington to do so.

BRASILIA, May 28 - The United States plans to designate Brazil's two biggest criminal gangs as terrorist organizations, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, opening the door for more aggressive interventions after appeals from the opposition in Brasilia. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

BRASILIA, May 28 - The United States plans to designate Brazil's two biggest criminal gangs as terrorist organizations, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, opening the door for more aggressive interventions after appeals from the opposition in Brasilia. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.