Two Months On, Brazilians Still Ask: Who Killed Marielle Franco?
Two Months On, Brazilians Still Ask: Who Killed Marielle Franco?
More than 50 days after Franco's murder, police have yet to make an arrest. Experts point to broad problems in the Brazilian justice system.
More than 50 days after Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes were shot to death – an act that ignited protests, dominated Brazil’s front pages and earned international condemnation – the questions of who murdered them, and why, remain unanswered.
While news outlets in Rio have reported troubling details about the March 14 shooting – including the fact that the bullets used in the downtown Rio attack were part of a shipment sold to the police – investigators have issued few public statements, fueling pessimism the case will ever be solved...
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