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Brazil Convicts Masterminds Behind Notorious Killing of Rio Lawmaker Marielle Franco

Candles and flowers sit on the pavement, the day after the murder of councilwoman Marielle Franco, in Rio de Janeiro on March 15, 2018. Photographer: Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg

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By Andre Loureiro Dias

February 25, 2026 at 5:32 PM UTC

Brazil’s top court found two former political officials guilty of ordering the 2018 assassination of Marielle Franco, a Rio de Janeiro councilwoman whose violent death shocked the nation and turned her into a symbol of the fight against impunity.

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