The Brazilian gangsters have entered politics

Athe last, justice came. On October 31, two former police officers were sentenced to a combined 138 years in prison for the murder of Marielle Franco, a councilor they killed in Rio de Janeiro in 2018. favelaMrs. Franco was an icon of the left in Brazil. She had made it her mission to expose the links between local politicians and militias in Rio. The killing shocked a country accustomed to violence. She may have been killed for exposing efforts by militia members to illegally seize and build on public land.