Marielle Franco

Marielle Francisco da Silva, known as Marielle Franco, (27 July 1979 – 14 March 2018) was a Brazilian politician, feminist, and human rights activist. She was on the city council of Rio de Janeiro from January 2017 until her assassination on 14 March 2018. She was part of the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL).

Franco had strongly criticised police brutality and extrajudicial killings, as well as the recent federal intervention by Brazilian president Michel Temer in the state of Rio de Janeiro which resulted in the use of the army in police operations.