Brazilians take to the streets to mourn councillor, rights activist


A crowd pays tribute to Marielle Franco, the councillor and human rights activist who was gunned down on Wednesday. The attack, coming despite army intervention last month to control Rio de Janeiro's soaring crime rate, has also sparked outrage in the country. – EPA pic, March 16, 2018.

TENS of thousands of Brazilians poured into the streets yesterday to mourn a Rio de Janeiro councilwoman, black rights activist and outspoken critic of police brutality who was shot in an assassination-style killing.

A huge crowd marched to the Rio state assembly to protest the slaying of Marielle Franco, 38, the previous day. Filling a major avenue, the crowd numbered well over 10,000 and was one of the biggest spontaneous street gatherings the city has seen for years, AFP reporters said.


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