Bangladesh, March 17 -- Recent developments indicate Brazil is facing renewed pressure from the Trump administration. Washington has proposed that Brazil accept foreign prisoners captured in the US, while demanding a concrete plan to dismantle the drug gangs PCC, Comando Vermelho, alleged Hezbollah-linked networks, and Chinese criminal groups operating in Brazil. It also seeks biometric data sharing on refugees and migrants entering Brazil. These demands carry veiled threats, especially given recent US actions in Venezuela and Mexico.

Lulas government has rejected the proposals so far, fearing that refusal could lead to the formal designation of PCC and CV as terrorist organizations. Such a label would enable extraterritorial sanctions a...