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Brazil court to try politicians over hit on black councilwoman
Trials target politicians accused of ordering Marielle Franco’s 2018 murder amid links to militias and organized crime, highlighting Brazil’s struggle against impunity for human rights defenders.
- On Tuesday, Brazil's Supreme Court begins the trial of politicians accused of ordering the 2018 murder of Rio councilwoman Marielle Franco, including former federal lawmaker Chiquinho Brazao and his brother Domingos Brazao, prosecutors say.
- Amid entrenched militia control in Rio, prosecutors say the motive was Franco's opposition to plans to 'legalize' land seized by militias, which evolved from police into criminal groups.
- Evidence includes convictions and a cooperating shooter, as two former military police officers were jailed in 2024 and Ronnie Lessa confessed, saying he was `blinded` and `driven crazy` by a reward.
- Human rights groups say these trials represent a historic chance to break impunity and uphold rights to truth, memory, justice, and reparation for victims' families and communities.
- The eight-year delay demonstrates systemic failures in the Brazilian justice system, as Global Witness reported 342 land and environmental defenders killed in Brazil from 2012 to 2021.
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She was an icon of the black cause and LGBT+ rights in Brazil. Marielle Franco, city councillor of Rio de Janeiro, was shot dead in 2018. By whom? Why? The trial of the sponsors of this political assassination opened on Tuesday 24 February in the Supreme Court of Brasilia. In the bench of the accused: two former deputies and police officers suspected of being linked to organized crime.
The Supreme Court examines the responsibility of former elected officials suspected of sponsoring the murder of the city councillor in Rio, who was killed in 2018.
Eight years after the assassination of the city councillor Marielle Franco, the trial against suspected wire-pullers begins in front of the Supreme Court of Brazil. The focus is on politicians with links to the militia milieu.
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Independent EspañolBy MAURICIO SAVARESE SAO PAULO (AP) — The trial of suspects accused of murdering Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman Marielle Franco and her driver in 2018 began Tuesday at Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court. The shocking, high-profile case turned the politician — who championed the human rights of Brazil’s marginalized communities — into a global symbol of resistance. A five-judge panel will decide the charges against former congressman Chiquinho Braz…
Brazil's Supreme Court begins trial of suspects in Rio councilwom
SAO PAULO (AP) — The trial of the suspects accused in the 2018 killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco and her driver began Tuesday in Brazil’s Supreme Court. The shocking, high-profile case turned the politician — who defended the human rights of Brazil’s marginalized communities — into a global symbol of resistance. A five-judge panel will rule on charges against former congressman Chiquinho Brazão; his brother who was a member …
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