The U.S. Treasury Department under President Donald Trump has officially labeled Venezuela’s ‘Cartel of the Suns’ as a global terrorist entity, a decision that has raised questions about the political implications and the actual nature of the group.
The phrase ‘Cart,el de los Soles’ was originally a Venezuelan figure of speech describing the phenomenon of military officers corrupted by drug money. However, the U.S. government has taken it as a literal organization, leading to the controversial designation as a terrorist group.