Brazil May Join U.S. Anti-Cartel Coalition After Oct. 25 Runoff if Flávio Bolsonaro Wins
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 24
Brazil May Join U.S. Anti-Cartel Coalition After Oct. 25 Runoff if Flávio Bolsonaro Wins
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 24
Summary
Brazil could enter the U.S.-led Shield of the Americas if Flávio Bolsonaro defeats President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the Oct. 25 presidential runoff, according to his brother Eduardo Bolsonaro.
The coalition centers on intelligence sharing, military coordination, maritime security and efforts to disrupt cartel financing, and Bolsonaro has pledged closer security ties with Washington and conservative regional governments.
Brazil has stayed out under Lula, but its entry would widen the alliance's South American reach against major criminal groups including Primeiro Comando da Capital and Comando Vermelho.
The U.S. push accelerated after February 2025, when the Trump administration designated eight criminal organizations — including MS-13, the Sinaloa Cartel and Jalisco New Generation Cartel — as terrorist entities.