The Rio de Janeiro councillor and her driver were assassinated in 2018, causing an international outcry
Two powerful politicians and Rio de Janeiro’s former chief of police have been arrested as part of a federal police operation targeting the suspected masterminds of the 2018 assassination ofThe operation – named Murder, Inc – was launched at the crack of dawn on Sunday and came just over six years after the shooting of Franco and her driver, Anderson Gomes, caused anBrazilian media reports said three prominent figures were arrested: the federal congressman, Chiquinho Brazão; his brother,...
Franco’s family said in a statement: “This is a historic day for Brazilian democracy and an important step forwards in the pursuit of justice. Nothing will bring back our Mari but we are one step closer to the answers we crave.” Six years after the assassination, the hitman who has confessed to pulling the trigger, a former police officer called Ronnie Lessa, is behind bars awaiting trial. However, until now the alleged architects of the crime have remained at large and their motivations remain a mystery. has become a rallying cry for the Brazilian left, at protests and on social media, but for years that question has gone unanswered.
“God alone knows how much we have dreamed of this day. Today is yet another big step towards us getting the answers to the questions we have asked so many times over the last few years: ‘Who killed Mari and why?” tweeted Franco. The revelation that Rio’s top cop may have been involved in one of the most notorious crimes in the city’s history stunned friends and relatives of the murdered politician. Just days after the murder, BarbosaProtesters in São Paulo pay tribute to Marielle Franco and Anderson Gomes in March, marking six years since their death.On Sunday morning, he was arrested at his home in a condo in west Rio.
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