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Marielle Franco was 38 at the time of her murder

Congressman and Former Rio Police Chief Arrested for Ordering Councilwoman Marielle Franco’s Murder

A Congressman and a former Rio de Janeiro police chief were arrested Sunday in ...

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People skilled with weapons, sometimes linked to the state, use violence to ensure illicit activities. Giuseppe Flandoli/Shutterstock

The Future of the Amazon and the World Climate Is in the Hands of the Brazilian Militias

The future of the environmental agenda is on a collision course with Brazil’s violent ...

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Nicholas Pope
Militias were created to guarantee law and order. They have become ruthless criminal gangs.

Born to Fight Crime in the 1990s, Rio’s Militias Have Become Just Another Criminal Organization

In mid-May 2008, a journalist, a photographer and their driver were kidnapped and tortured ...

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Ana Paula Pellegrino, Dandara Tinoco, Renata Giannini, Robert Muggah