Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco, a Black feminist and outspoken critic of police violence, and her driver Anderson Gomes were shot dead after leaving an event. Their killing exposed the risks faced by Black women, human-rights defenders, and elected representatives challenging militarized policing and racialized violence. The murders provoked nationwide and international mobilization. The event remains a central point in public demands for accountability; the chronology records the killings without presenting the subsequent investigation as complete at that date.
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Who was killed alongside Marielle Franco in March 2018?
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Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes were murdered on 14 March 2018.