Marielle Franco (born Marielle Francisco da Silva; 27 July 1979 – 14 March 2018) was a Brazilian socialist and feminist who was elected to the city council of Rio de Janeiro. A prominent critic of police violence in the favelas, she was assassinated by ex-police militias in 2018.
“It is not by chance that when arriving in the favelas […] the police quickly hoist a [Brazilian] flag as a signal of territorial control. That is because these territories are seen … as the enemy’s territory.”
"The roses of resistance bloom from asphalt. We receive roses, but we will be with a clenched fist talking about our place of existence against the commands and abuses that affect our lives."
Marielle during her last speech on International Women's Day, at Rio de Janeiro's City Council, days before she was assassinated.
"I will not be interrupted. I will not put up with interruption from a citizen who comes here and does not know how to listen to the position of an elected woman!”
Also from Marielle's last speech, shortly after a man tried to silence her by defending the military dictatorship. Original cut in Portuguese "can be seen here".
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