Marielle Franco | |
|---|---|
 Franco in 2016 | |
| Councillor of Rio de Janeiro | |
| In office 1 January 2017 – 14 March 2018 | |
| Affiliation | PSOL |
| Constituency | At-large |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marielle Francisco da Silva 27 July 1979[1] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1] |
| Died | 14 March 2018 (aged 38) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Political party | PSOL (2007–2018) |
| Domestic partner(s) | Mônica Benício (2004–2018; her death) |
| Relations | Anielle Franco (sister) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro Fluminense Federal University |
| Occupation | Politician, sociologist |
Marielle Franco (Portuguese pronunciation: [maɾiˈɛli ˈfɾɐ̃ku]; born Marielle Francisco da Silva, 27 July 1979[1] – 14 March 2018) was a Brazilian politician, sociologist, feminist, socialist and human rights activist.[2] Franco served as a city councillor of the Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro for the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) from January 2017 until her assassination.
On 14 March 2018, while in a car after delivering a speech in the north of Rio de Janeiro, Franco and her driver were shot multiple times[3] and killed by two[4] murderers travelling in another vehicle.[3] Franco had been an outspoken critic of police brutality and extrajudicial killings,[5] as well as the February 2018 federal intervention by Brazilian president Michel Temer in the state of Rio de Janeiro which resulted in the deployment of the army in police operations.[3][4][6] In March 2019, two former police officers were arrested and charged with the murder of Marielle Franco.[7]
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
Folha de S. Paulowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Michelle Ruiz (15 March 2018). "Brazilian Activist Marielle Franco, Who Protested Police Violence, Has Been Assassinated". Vogue. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "Outrage over murder of Rio councillor". BBC News. 15 March 2018. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
She and her driver, Anderson Pedro Gomes, were both killed, and her press officer, who was sitting in the back seat of the car, was injured. ... She was shot four times in the head, and three bullets hit Mr Gomes. ... Ms Franco, who grew up in Mare, a favela complex in the north of the city, has been an outspoken critic of the move to deploy the army and the federal police force.
- ^ a b Langlois, Jill (15 March 2018). "Outspoken Rio councilwoman who fought for the marginalized is shot to death; thousands mourn". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
Police said two men fired nine shots into Franco's car and sped off. Franco's driver, Anderson Pedro Gomes, was also killed. A press officer sitting next to Franco in the back seat was injured. ... Her party also pointed to her vocal disapproval of a particular military police unit, which she called the 'battalion of death.' ... 'Marielle had just denounced the military police's brutal and truculent operation in the Iraja region of the Acari community,' the Socialism and Liberty Party said in a statement. 'We demand an immediate and rigorous investigation of this heinous crime. We will not keep quiet!'
- ^ "Brazil: Authorities must investigate the killing of human rights defender Marielle Franco". Amnesty International. 15 March 2018. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
known for denouncing police abuses and extrajudicial executions
- ^ Lessing, Benjamin (2 March 2018). "Brazil's federal intervention in Rio's drug wars has an authoritarian feel — and could backfire". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
Brazilian President Michel Temer, at a Feb. 16 late-night meeting with his Cabinet and top congressional leaders, decided the federal government would take over Rio's police and prison system.
- ^ "2 ex-cops arrested in killing of black Brazilian politician. | The Star". The Toronto Star. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.