Brazil court to try politicians over hit on black councilwoman

Brazil’s Supreme Court begins the trial Tuesday of politicians accused of ordering the 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco, a case that exposed deep ties between politics and organized crime in the city. Franco, a black, lesbian activist who grew up in a favela and became an outspoken critic of Rio’s powerful […] The post Brazil court to try politicians over hit on black councilwoman appeared first on Digital Journal.