Former Brazil lawmakers convicted of ordering murder of Rio councilwoman Marielle Franco

Two former politicians were convicted by Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday of ordering the 2018 assassination of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman and activist Marielle Franco, whose murder exposed a web of corruption linking political figures to organised crime.

Former Brazil lawmakers convicted of ordering murder of Rio councilwoman Marielle Franco
Two former politicians were convicted by Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday of ordering the 2018 assassination of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman and activist Marielle Franco, whose murder exposed a web of corruption linking political figures to organised crime.