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Brothers. Both Politicians, Convicted of Arranging Marielle Franco Murder in 2018

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A pair of brothers who were prominent Brazilian politicians have been convicted in the 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro councilor Marielle Franco.

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Persecuted at 76 years and three months of imprisonment by the First Tour of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), by unanimity, in the case of Marielle Franco, the brothers Domingos Brazão, counsellor of the Rio Court of Auditors (TCE-RJ), and João Francisco (“Chicinho”) Brazil, former federal deputy, may progress from the regime after about 28 years of execution of the penalty, from the date of imprisonment. The calculation, made at the request of …

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The Brazilian brothers and their compatriots are condemned by the murder

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The Federal Supreme Court on Wednesday sentenced the brothers Chiquinho and Domingos Brazão to 76 years and 3 months in prison for planning and ordering the murder of councilwoman and social activist Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes in March 2018 in Rio de Janeiro. According to the Prosecutor’s Office, the execution of Franco and Gomes was motivated by political actions of the councilwoman aimed at hindering the interests of the Bra…

In the audience of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) plenary, the Brazão family watched anxiously as Domingos and Chiquinho were convicted – the advisor to the Court of Accounts of Rio de Janeiro (TCE-RJ) and the former federal deputy for Rio de Janeiro have been imprisoned for two years. The third Brazão, Rio de Janeiro state deputy Pedro Brazão, alternated between praying and crying. Early on, shortly after 9:30 a.m., when rapporteur Alexandre d…

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UPI broke the news in Washington, United States on Thursday, February 26, 2026.
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