Murder of Brazil’s beloved black, gay councilwoman Marielle Franco sparks outrage. March 18, 2018 compassq 5 THINGS TO KNOW, WORLD NEWS Comments Off on Murder of Brazil’s beloved black, gay councilwoman Marielle Franco sparks outrage. On Wednesday, March 14 at about 9:20pm, City Councilwoman Marielle Franco, 38, one of Brazil’s most promising, charismatic and respected political figures who stood up for those living in the country’s increasingly violent favelas was shot dead in an apparent targeted political assassination. Her car was hit by drive-by shooters with nine bullets, and her driver, 39-year-old Anderson Pedro Gomes, was also killed.
