LGBTI campaigner killed for her activism
Marielle Franco was murdered in a drive-by shooting in March 2018. Two years on, her killers and those behind the plot to assassinate her have still not been brought to justice.
As a black, bisexual woman born in the favelas in Brazil, Marielle faced a lifetime of abuse and injustice. But she dedicated her life to making Brazil a more fair and equal place and became a councillor for Rio city in 2016. She paid the ultimate price for defending human rights.
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The investigation
The police investigation into Marielle’s death has been shrouded in secrecy.
It was reported that the bullets that killed Marielle were from a batch bought by the federal police.
What’s more, President Bolsonaro himself has been pictured with one of the murder suspects.