Tag: Ronnie Lessa

• Monday, March 25th 2024 - 08:58 UTC

  Sitting Congressman and former Rio Police Chief among those arrested for masterminding Marielle Franco's murder

  

  A Congressman and a former Rio de Janeiro police chief were arrested Sunday in addition to a third suspect in connection with the 2018 murder of activist Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes.

• Saturday, March 16th 2019 - 09:56 UTC

  Two ex police officers charged with the killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman and driver

  

  Two former police officers were indicted on Friday on charges of killing Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco and her driver, and will face trial in a crime that shocked Brazilians and human rights activists around the world.