US EditionPolitician Brothers Convicted for Ordering Murder of Brazilian Councillor
- On Wednesday, a five-judge panel of Brazil's Supreme Court unanimously convicted suspects in the 2018 killing of Marielle Franco and Anderson Gomes, sentencing each to 76 years and three months.
- Investigations show ties between the accused and militias; prosecutors said the murder was a `message` to Rio's political class, targeting Franco for threatening their interests.
- Court records list specific sentences for co-defendants, highlighting obstruction and intermediary roles: Rivaldo Barbosa got 18 years, Robson Calixto Fonseca nine years, and Ronald Paulo Alves Pereira 56 years.
- The case has stirred strong emotions across Brazil and beyond, with Amnesty International Brazil exposing police corruption and the Marielle Franco Institute calling the verdict `a new Brazil`.
- Prosecutors relied on plea bargains from Ronnie Lessa and Élcio Queiroz to build the case, while the Brazão brothers were arrested in 2024 as alleged masterminds.
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Brazil Convicts Masterminds Behind Notorious Killing of Rio Lawmaker Marielle Franco
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.
The First Tour of the Supreme Court (STF) condemned the murder of verifier Marielle Franco and motorist Anderson Gomes this Thursday. In 2018, the conviction occurred by unanimity.
Brazil politicians convicted for ordering murder of black activist councilor
Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday convicted two former lawmakers of ordering the 2018 assassination of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco, a popular black activist whose murder exposed deep ties between politics and organized crime.
The clamor that for years reverberated in Brazil: “Who ordered Marielle to be killed?” already has a judicial response. Two political caciques in Rio de Janeiro focused on defending the interests of paramilitary criminal groups, the Domingos brothers and João Francisco (a.k.a. Chiquinho) Brazão, have been convicted this Wednesday for ordering the shooting murder in 2018 of Marielle Franco, then 38 years old and leftist Carioca councillor. The in…
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