Ronaldo Caiado was chosen by the PSD for the presidential race Roberto Sungi/Ato Press/Estadão Conteúdo The pre-candidate for the presidency of the Republic for the PSD, Ronaldo Caiado, spoke in an interview with a radio station in Criciúma (SC) this Friday (12) that the Amazon is "100%" under the control of Brazilian factions and other Latin American countries. The speech was to defend, according to him, the classification of criminal groups as terrorists with a view to increasing combat actions. The speech was given to journalist Adelor Lessa, from Rádio Som Maior, where he was interviewed for around 40 minutes live. Caiado pointed to public security as one of the main problems to be faced, especially organized crime. ✅ Click and follow the g1 SC channel on WhatsApp "Something that is shocking, the dominance of the Brazilian Amazon. Today it is 100% under the control of the Red Command, the PCC and Colombian, Venezuelan and Mexican factions. There, they have all the drug control, wood smuggling, the entire mining aspect", declared Caiado. The politician also emphasized that the Amazon has become "a major hub and the largest exporter of cocaine to the world." The term "hub" comes from English and means central point, giving the idea of ​​a pole where different elements connect. Now on g1 As a government proposal to curb trafficking in the region, he advocated the development of an integrated security plan that prioritizes the restructuring of prisons, with greater speed in opening vacancies. "It would be my first big step, so that governors would be able to restructure, set up these modern, agile projects, where you can install hundreds of cells at an unparalleled speed and, at the same time, have an extremely safe system capable of promoting total isolation, containing rebellions and providing security for the police officers who are there. So in this first moment, it would be the penitentiaries, because they are the great 'university' of crime, the great 'bunker', the great office", he reiterated. VIDEOS: most watched g1 SC in the last 7 days