How many more will have to die for this war against the poo… - Marielle Franco

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How many more will have to die for this war against the poor to be over?

Marielle Franco

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Marielle Franco (born Marielle Francisco da Silva; 27 July 1979 – 14 March 2018) was a Brazilian socialist and feminist who was elected to the city council of Rio de Janeiro. A prominent critic of police violence in the favelas, she was assassinated by ex-police militias in 2018.

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Alternative Names: Marielle Francisco da Silva

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The roses of resistance bloom from asphalt. We receive roses, but we will be with a clenched fist talking about our place of existence against the commands and abuses that affect our lives.

"I will not be interrupted. I will not put up with interruption from a citizen who comes here and does not know how to listen to the position of an elected woman!”

It is not by chance that when arriving in the favelas […] the police quickly hoist a [Brazilian] flag as a signal of territorial control. That is because these territories are seen … as the enemy's territory.

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