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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.

She was raised in Maré, a slum in Rio de Janeiro, where she also resided.[1] In the 2016 municipal elections, she received 46,500 votes.[2]

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.[3][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. ^ "Anger in Brazil after prominent police critic is shot dead - France 24". France 24. 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  2. ^ "British PM May expels 23 Russian spies but stops well short of..." Reuters. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  3. ^ "Outrage over murder of Rio councillor". BBC News. 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  4. ^ 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)
  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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