Brazil Enacts Toughest Anti-Gang Law in Its History

2026-03-25 - 12:00

Key Points — President Lula signed Brazil’s Anti-Faction Law on Tuesday, creating sentences of 20 to 40 years for leaders of criminal organizations and classifying territorial domination by gangs as a new crime — The president vetoed two provisions: one that would have applied the law’s penalties to people without proven ties to criminal groups,