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'''Marielle Franco''' (27 July 1979 – 14 March 2018) was a [[Brazil]]ian politician, human rights activist, sociologist and feminist. She served as a member of the [[Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro]], for the left-wing [[Socialism and Liberty Party]] (PSOL) from January 2017 until her death in March 2018.
'''Marielle Franco''' (27 July 1979 – 14 March 2018) was a [[Brazil]]ian politician, human rights activist, sociologist and feminist. She served as a member of the [[Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro]], for the left-wing [[Socialism and Liberty Party]] (PSOL) from January 2017 until her death in March 2018.


She was raised in [[Maré, Rio de Janeiro|Maré]], a [[favela|slum in Rio de Janeiro]], where she also resided.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.france24.com/en/20180315-brazil-critic-police-violence-mariella-franco-shot-dead-rio-de-janeiro|title=Anger in Brazil after prominent police critic is shot dead - France 24|date=2018-03-15|work=France 24|access-date=2018-03-15|language=en-US}}</ref> In the 2016 [[Brazilian municipal elections, 2016|municipal elections]], she received 46,500 votes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-russia-may-money-analysis/british-pm-may-expels-23-russian-spies-but-stops-well-short-of-bothering-putin-idUSKCN1GQ2N9|title=British PM May expels 23 Russian spies but stops well short of...|date=15 March 2018|work=Reuters|access-date=2018-03-15}}</ref>
In the 2016 [[Brazilian municipal elections, 2016|municipal elections]], she received 46,500 votes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-russia-may-money-analysis/british-pm-may-expels-23-russian-spies-but-stops-well-short-of-bothering-putin-idUSKCN1GQ2N9|title=British PM May expels 23 Russian spies but stops well short of...|date=15 March 2018|work=Reuters|access-date=2018-03-15}}</ref>


She had been an outspoken critic of the federal intervention in the state of [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]] and subsequent use of the army in police operations.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-43414527|title=Outrage over murder of Rio councillor|date=2018-03-15|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-03-15|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-brazil-marielle-franco-20180315-story.html|title=Outspoken Rio councilwoman who fought for the marginalized is shot to death; thousands mourn|last=Langlois|first=Jill|date=2018-03-15|website=latimes.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-03-16}}</ref>
She had been an outspoken critic of the federal intervention in the state of [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]] and subsequent use of the army in police operations.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-43414527|title=Outrage over murder of Rio councillor|date=2018-03-15|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-03-15|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-brazil-marielle-franco-20180315-story.html|title=Outspoken Rio councilwoman who fought for the marginalized is shot to death; thousands mourn|last=Langlois|first=Jill|date=2018-03-15|website=latimes.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-03-16}}</ref>

== Early life ==
She was raised in [[Maré, Rio de Janeiro|Maré]], a [[favela|slum in northern Rio de Janeiro]], where she also resided.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.france24.com/en/20180315-brazil-critic-police-violence-mariella-franco-shot-dead-rio-de-janeiro|title=Anger in Brazil after prominent police critic is shot dead - France 24|date=2018-03-15|work=France 24|access-date=2018-03-15|language=en-US}}</ref>


==Personal life and education==
==Personal life and education==

Revision as of 22:36, 16 March 2018

Marielle Franco
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Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro Councillor
In office
1 January 2017 – 14 March 2018
Personal details
Born
Marielle Francisco da Silva

(1979-07-27)27 July 1979
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died14 March 2018(2018-03-14) (aged 38)
Rio de Janeiro
Manner of deathAssassination
Political partySocialism and Liberty Party
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
OccupationPolitician, sociologist

Marielle Franco (27 July 1979 – 14 March 2018) was a Brazilian politician, human rights activist, sociologist and feminist. She served as a member of the Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro, for the left-wing Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) from January 2017 until her death in March 2018.

In the 2016 municipal elections, she received 46,500 votes.[1]

She had been an outspoken critic of the federal intervention in the state of Rio de Janeiro and subsequent use of the army in police operations.[2][3]

Early life

She was raised in Maré, a slum in northern Rio de Janeiro, where she also resided.[4]

Personal life and education

In 1998, Franco gave birth to her first and only child.[5][6] That same year, she began her university studies.[5] Following the death of a friend from a stray bullet in 2000, Franco began working in human rights activism.[5][6] In 2002, she entered the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro where she graduated with a degree in social sciences.[6] She went on to earn a master's degree in public administration from the Fluminense Federal University.[7]

Franco identified as part of the LGBT community.[8][9][10][11]

Death

On 14 March 2018, after Marielle Franco attended a women's empowerment event she and her driver, Anderson Pedro Gomes, were fatally shot by two men in another car who fired nine shots at them in a targeted assassination in downtown Rio de Janeiro.[12] [13] Her death inspired coordinated protests in at least 10 Brazilian cities.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ "British PM May expels 23 Russian spies but stops well short of..." Reuters. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  2. ^ "Outrage over murder of Rio councillor". BBC News. 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  3. ^ Langlois, Jill (2018-03-15). "Outspoken Rio councilwoman who fought for the marginalized is shot to death; thousands mourn". latimes.com. Retrieved 2018-03-16. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ "Anger in Brazil after prominent police critic is shot dead - France 24". France 24. 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  5. ^ a b c Marco Aurélio Canônico (15 March 2018). "Da Maré, vereadora fazia parte do 'bonde de intelectuais da favela'" (in Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  6. ^ a b c Júlia Dias Carneiro (16 March 2018). "Mulher, negra, favelada, Marielle Franco foi de 'cria da Maré' a símbolo de novas lutas políticas no Rio" (in Portuguese). BBC. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Da Maré, Marielle Franco chega à Câmara como a quinta mais votada" (in Portuguese). O Globo. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Os últimos momentos de Marielle Franco antes de ser morta com quatro tiros na cabeça".
  9. ^ Minas, Estado de (15 March 2018). "Morte de Marielle atinge democracia brasileira, diz Lula".
  10. ^ towleroad.com
  11. ^ brasil.elpais.com
  12. ^ Press, Associated (2018-03-15). "Marielle Franco, councillor and police critic, shot dead in targeted killing in Rio". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  13. ^ Phillips, Dom (March 15, 2018). "Protests held across Brazil after Rio councillor shot dead". The Guardian. Retrieved March 16, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  14. ^ "Atos de protesto por Marielle Franco estão marcados em mais de 10 capitais". Justificando (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  15. ^ Phillips, Dom (2018-03-15). "Protests held across Brazil after Rio councillor shot dead". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
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