Marielle Franco case: Brazão brothers convicted of ordering murder of Rio councilwoman
Brazil’s Supreme Court has reached a verdict on the most significant political killing of the decade, nearly eight years after the crime
Great controversy in Brazil over the acquittal of a 35-year-old man accused of raping a 12-year-old girl
The Penal Code, which considers sex with minors under 14 a crime, fails to eradicate the deeply rooted practice of child marriage
Anatomy of Marielle Franco’s murder: the plot, assassination, red herrings and a sabotaged investigation
Two corrupt politicians and a police commissioner from Rio de Janeiro are arrested as the masterminds of the 2018 crime
Brazilian police arrest suspected masterminds behind the killing of councilwoman-turned-icon
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The brutal assassination of Marielle Franco, a 38-year-old Black, bisexual Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman in a drive-by shooting, shook Brazil profoundly and reverberated across the world
Ronnie Lessa confesses to killing councilor Marielle Franco in Rio de Janeiro in 2018
Lula’s government announced that the former police officer is collaborating with the investigation but, as the case is under seal, no further details were given
Anielle Franco: ‘Black women are already doing politics just by being alive’
In a meeting coordinated by Colombian Vice President, Francia Márquez, Afro-descendant women leaders from the Americas and Africa met in Bogotá to discuss the challenges they face in accessing politics
The plan to kill Brazil’s Marielle Franco and hide the evidence: A perpetrator provides details of the crime
One of the two individuals awaiting trial for the murder of the councilor from Rio de Janeiro has given investigators new clues as part of a plea bargain
Breathing under gunfire: The yoga revolution in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas
Countless neighbors have found in the classes offered at the Yoga na Maré Institute a way to cope with the stress caused by continuous police operations
Minister Anielle Franco: ‘If I’ve gotten this far, it’s because of Marielle and my mother’
In this interview, the minister of Racial Equality of Brazil and sister of Marielle Franco, murdered five years ago this Tuesday, speaks about women’s representation in politics, racism, the right to abortion and the damage caused by Bolsonaro
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