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Protesters in Rio de Janeiro walk with a sign reading ‘Marielle lives’. EPA/Marcelo Sayao

BLACK LIVES MATTER

Echoing Marielle Franco, Brazil’s black women speak out against violence

Black lives in Brazil are devalued and subject to violence on a horrific scale

Staff Reporter

Franco had made plenty of enemies on the right with her prominent accusations of police brutality in the favelas.

Marielle Franco character assassination campaign begins

Marielle Franco was killed in an apparent organised hit, prompting tens of thousands of Brazilians to protest. Then came the character assassination.

Sebastian Smith