03/09/2023 05:52 (UTC)

Vigil held in Rio to mark 2,000th day since assassination of councilwoman Marielle Franco

Rio de Janeiro, Sep 2 (EFE).- A vigil was held on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro to mark 2,000 days since the assassination of councilwoman Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson Gomes.

Franco, who was assassinated inside her car on the night of March 14, 2018, after attending an event in downtown Rio de Janeiro to promote the empowerment of black women, was an Afro-Brazilian lesbian from one of the city’s toughest favelas (shantytowns) and a rising political star. (Camera: JANAINA QUINET).

SHOT LIST: A VIGIL TO DEMAND JUSTICE FOR THE ASSASSINATION OF BRAZILIAN COUNCILWOMAN MARIELLE FRANCO IN RÍO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL.

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Date: 03/09/2023 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Crime, law and justice
Politics » Human rights
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 175 seconds
Reference: 7001293749
Relevance: Normal