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Brazil politicians convicted for ordering murder of black activist councilor
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Brazil politicians convicted for ordering murder of black activist councilor

France 24 · Feb 25, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday convicted two former lawmakers of ordering the 2018 assassination of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco, a popular black activist whose murder exposed deep ties between politics and organized crime. Franco, an LGBTQ activist who grew up in a favela and became an outspoken critic of Rio's powerful militia groups, was 38 when she was gunned down in the city center alongside her driver, Anderson Gomes.

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