Brasília, Feb 24, 2026 (AFP) - Brazil court tries politicians over hit on Black councilwoman

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2026-02-24

Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday opened the trial of politicians accused of ordering the 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco, a case that exposed deep ties between politics and organized crime in the city. Franco, a Black, lesbian 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. The two......

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