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Weekly Report - 28 March 2024 (WR-24-12)
BRAZIL: Franco murder probe exposes corruption and paramilitary ties
The justice minister of Brazil, Ricardo Lewandowski, hailed the long-awaited arrest on 24 March of the suspected masterminds who allegedly ordered the assassination in 2018 of Rio de Janeiro city councillor Marielle Franco. Among those detained were federal deputy Chiquinho Brazão (União Brasil) and a former chief of Rio’s civil police. The high-profile investigations into Franco’s killing have revealed a scheme of local corruption involving Rio’s paramilitary gangs. Despite government officials trumpeting the recent arrests as a victory against organised crime, international NGO Amnesty International has suggested that justice has not yet been served, adding that more investigations are needed to address the power that paramilitary groups hold in Rio’s favelas.
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