Brazilian court convicts ex-lawmaker in murder of politician Marielle Franco

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Democracy Dies in Darkness

The 2018 assassination of rights activist and Rio de Janeiro city council member Marielle Franco, a rising star in Brazilian politics, reverberated worldwide.

February 25, 2026 at 3:53 p.m. ESTFebruary 25, 2026

Marielle Franco leads a Rio de Janeiro city council session in January 2017. (Renan Olaz/AFP/Getty Images)

BRASÍLIA — Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday found a former congressman and his brother guilty of ordering the murder of Marielle Franco, the human rights activist and city council member whose 2018 assassination in downtown Rio de Janeiro reverberated around the world.

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