Brazil’s federal police have arrested two men for allegedly ordering the killing of popular Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco in 2018. Police investigators say federal legislator Chiquinho Brazão and his brother Domingos Brazão were detained Sunday.
Monica Benicio, partner of slain councilwoman Marielle Franco, speaks to journalists at the Federal Police headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, March 24, 2024. Police arrested on Sunday the men suspected of ordering Franco’s killing in 2018. FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2018 file photo, Rio de Janeiro Councilwoman Marielle Franco smiles for a photo in Cinelandia square.
FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2018 file photo, Rio de Janeiro Councilwoman Marielle Franco smiles for a photo in Cinelandia square. Brazil’s federal police arrested on Sunday, March 24, 2024 the men suspected of ordering Franco’s killing in 2018, a long-awaited step after years of society clamoring for justice.
Brazil’s Federal Police Director Andrei Rodrigues speaks next to Minister of Justice Ricardo Lewandowski during a press conference concerning the arrest of suspects accused of ordering the killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco, in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, March 24, 2024. Brazil’s federal police arrested on Sunday the men suspected of ordering the killing of Franco in 2018.
“He actively sough to redirect the investigation from those who ordered the killing,” Rodrigues said. Known universally by her first name, Franco grew up in a favela herself — the Mare neighborhood near Rio’s international airport. She became a human rights activist there after her friend was killed by a stray bullet in a shootout between police and drug traffickers. She worked for Freixo investigating organized crime then went on to win a seat on Rio’s city council in 2016. She kept receiving and sharing complaints of police abuse until just days before she was killed.
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