Marielle Franco, councillor and police critic, shot dead in targeted killing in Rio
(The Guardian Brazil)

Franco, known for her social work in Brazil´s slums, had accused police officers of using heavy-handed tacticsA city council member and her driver have been shot dead by two attackers on a downtown street in Rio de Janeiro in what appeared to be a targeted assassination. Related: Brazil military`s growing role in crime crackdown fuels fears among poor Related: View from the favelas: Developments in Rio masked the bleak reality | Thaís Cavalcante Continue reading...