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Marielle Franco: two politicians and ex-police chief arrested over Brazil murder

Marielle Franco: two politicians and ex-police chief arrested over Brazil murder

The Rio de Janeiro councillor and her driver were assassinated in 2018, sparking an international outcry

Two powerful politicians and Rio de Janeiro’s former chief of police have been arrested as part of a federal police operation targeting the suspected masterminds of the 2018 assassination of Rio councillor Marielle Franco.

The operation – named Murder, Inc – was launched at the crack of dawn on Sunday and came just over six years after the shooting of Franco and her driver, Anderson Gomes, caused an international outcry.

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