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Five years after Rio councilwoman slain, questions and hope
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoRelatives and supporters gathered Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro to mark five years since the...
A Rio councilwoman's killing was a mystery. An arrest gave a peek at corruption keeping it unsolved
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 3 months agoTwo days after Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman Marielle Franco's 2018 assassination, her widow sat...
Brazilian police arrest lawmaker, two others in 2018 murder of Rio council member
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 3 months agoRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Brazilian police arrested three people on Sunday, including a federal...
Brazil’s Racial Equality Minister Never Planned to Enter Politics. Then Her Sister Was Assassinated
Time via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoAnielle Franco in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil on July 7, 2022 Credit - Nayra Halm—FotoArena/Alamy Anielle...
Brazil takes fight against racism abroad
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoGovernment officials from Brazil are using their president's first visit to Europe since being elected to raise awareness and fight against the racial...
Brazilian police arrest suspected masterminds behind the killing of councilwoman-turned-icon
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 3 months agoBrazil’s federal police arrested two men Sunday for allegedly ordering the killing of a popular Rio de Janeiro councilwoman in 2018, a long-awaited step after years of society clamoring for ...
Brazil top court indicts three accused of ordering murder of Rio council member
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 2 weeks agoBrazil's Supreme Federal Court voted on Tuesday to indict three people, including a federal lawmaker...
Days before new president, old divisions tearing at Brazil
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoTrumpets and snares will play Brazil’s national anthem at Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s swearing-in on...
Black Brazilians in remote 'quilombo' hamlets stand up to be counted
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoFor the first time in its 132-year history, the Brazilian census now underway includes a question...
Brazil's Lula da Silva asks for calm after ally's killing
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoUnder tight security and wearing a bulletproof vest, former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da...
