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Marielle Franco
Brazilian politician and activist (1979–2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
Marielle Franco | |
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![]() 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 (1979-07-27)27 July 1979[1] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1] |
Died | 14 March 2018(2018-03-14) (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 |
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]