'Narcoterrorismo não é conceito técnico, é político' | Camila Nunes Dias no Três por Quatro

Camila Nunes Dias, a professor and social scientist, discusses the political implications of classifying criminal organizations like the PCC and Comando Vermelho as "narcoterrorist" groups during an interview on the Três por Quatro videocast from Rádio BdF. Dias argues that labeling these factions as narcoterrorists is not merely a technical discussion about public safety but rather a political maneuver driven by external pressures, such as those from the United States, and internal political sectors in Brazil. She suggests that adopting this terminology alters the existing framework for understanding organized crime.

The episode also featured Ricardo Capelli, former interim Chief Minister of the Institutional Security Cabinet, who cautioned against the hasty application of the narcoterrorism classification. The debate centers on how such definitions impact national sovereignty and shape the strategies employed by the Brazilian state in combating large criminal factions.