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Security & Strategic Review - April 2026
BRAZIL: Overdue justice delivered in Marielle Franco murder case
The supreme court (STF) has convicted the masterminds behind the high-profile assassination in 2018 of Rio de Janeiro councillor Marielle Franco (2017-2018) and her driver Anderson Gomes. Former lawmakers João Francisco ‘Chiquinho’ Brazão and Domingos Brazão, along with their accomplices, were each sentenced to over 76 years in prison for planning the murder of their political opponent. The case highlights the intersection of organised crime and corruption, and the convictions have been hailed as a landmark victory against impunity. This verdict provides a sense of closure to a case that has become an international symbol of the struggles faced by social activists in Brazil, which ranks among the deadliest countries for human rights defenders.
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