For Marielle Franco's sister, the 2018 assassination and impunity surrounding it highlight how racism and misogyny in Brazil treat Black bodies as disposable.
A irmã de Marielle Franco fala de seu legado, a urgência de uma política de solidariedade internacional, e o futuro do movimento antirracista no Brasil.
The investigation into the murder of Marielle Franco keeps bumping up against the most powerful people in Brazil—like President Jair Bolsonaro. They don’t want us to find out the truth.
Black women disproportionately experience the trauma of police aggression in Brazil. Understanding how requires complicating and expanding our definitions of state violence.
What does the assassination of Rio de Janeiro councilmember Marielle Franco—a prominent LGBTQI activist and socialist, outspoken critic of the police, and Rio’s only black councilmember—mean for the future of Brazil?
