Marielle Franco



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.

Quotes

 * “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.”
 * Quoted in “The spectre of Haiti: structural antiblackness, the far-right backlash and the fear of a black majority in Brazil”. Original source in Portuguese: “UPP – a redução da favela a três letras : uma análise da política de segurança pública do estado do Rio de Janeiro”, page 47


 * "How many more will have to die for this war against the poor to be over?"
 * Original source in Portuguese: "Marielle's Official Twitter page"


 * "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."
 * Marielle during her last speech on International Women's Day, at Rio de Janeiro's City Council, days before she was assassinated.


 * "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!”
 * Also from Marielle's last speech, shortly after a man tried to silence her by defending the military dictatorship. Original cut in Portuguese "can be seen here".