# Trump’s war on drug cartels could gain powerful new ally after pivotal election

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/trumps-war-on-drug-cartels-could-gain-powerful-new-ally-after-pivotal-election/
- Published: 2026-10-24T13:30:45+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-24T14:24:36+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trumps-war-drug-cartels-could-gain-powerful-new-ally-after-pivotal-election
- Topics: Americas, Art, Culture, Elections, Health, Medicine, Politics, World

## Key points

- Flávio Bolsonaro’s election could bring Brazil into a US-led anti-cartel initiative.
- The coalition focuses on intelligence sharing and security coordination.
- Brazil has not joined under President Lula.

## Summary

Brazil could join the US-led Shield of the Americas security initiative if conservative candidate Flávio Bolsonaro wins the country’s presidential run-off, his brother Eduardo says. The move would bring a major South American country into a regional effort to combat drug cartels through closer security cooperation.

The initiative aims to share intelligence, coordinate military activity and disrupt criminal financing. Brazil has not joined under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva; Flávio Bolsonaro has said he would pursue closer cooperation with the US and other regional governments. Argentina, El Salvador and Peru participate, while Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay and Chile have also joined, according to the US State Department. The coalition followed the Trump administration’s 2025 designation of eight criminal organisations as terrorist groups.

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