Government rejects Trump’s proposal for Brazil to receive foreigners captured in the USA

The government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) rejected the Trump administration’s proposal for Brazil to receive foreigners captured in the United States in Brazilian prisons. Brazilian government diplomats point out that, in the American proposal, there is no mention of classifying Brazilian factions as terrorists. A report by Folha de S. Paulo revealed this Friday (13) that the demand is part of a set of counterproposals from the United States to the cooperation plan to combat organized crime presented by President Lula in a phone call to Trump last year. See the videos that are trending on g1 Brazilian government sources aware of the negotiations with Washington confirmed the content of the American proposal to GloboNews. The American government’s requests to Brazil also include: presentation of a plan to put an end to the Brazilian factions Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) and Comando Vermelho (CV); sharing information, including biometric data, of foreigners seeking refuge and refugees in the country; and intensification of the exchange of information on cryptoactive transactions. The assessment of government diplomats is that Brazil should not agree with the main points. In conversations with the United States, Brazil has already refused two points: sending imprisoned foreigners to Brazilian prisons and sharing refugees’ biometric data. Lula government interlocutors argue that the proposal to receive prisoners from other countries, as occurs in El Salvador, is not foreseen in Brazil’s legal system. Public Prison of Porto Alegre, formerly the Central Prison, was reopened this Wednesday (10) Duda Fortes/Agência RBS Regarding the sharing of biometric data of refugees, the allegation is that such practice violates the General Data Protection Law (LGPD). Brazilian authorities assess that a plan that guarantees the elimination of PCC and CV is not necessary because Brazil already has structured actions and programs, including in cooperation with the United States, to confront the factions. Diplomats relativize the political effects of a negative response to the American proposal with the argument that the measures presented by the United States are part of an ongoing negotiation, initiated by Brazil, and that it is normal for there to be divergences in this process. Lula and Trump Conversation In December last year, President Lula called Donald Trump and defended the need to reinforce cooperation with the United States to combat international organized crime. The PT member, according to Palácio do Planalto, mentioned recent operations carried out by the federal government to financially “asphyxiate” factions – such as the one that investigates crimes in the fuel sector – and which identified groups that operate from abroad. According to Planalto, Trump highlighted his “total willingness” to work together with Brazil and said he will support bilateral initiatives to confront criminal organizations. There was consensus between Lula and the North American that new conversations on these two topics – tariffs and combating crime – should be held soon.

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