Politician Brothers Convicted for Ordering Murder of Brazilian Councillor

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Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) on Wednesday convicted brothers Domingos Inácio Brazão and João Francisco Inácio Brazão — known as Chiquinho — of ordering the 2018 assassination of Rio de Janeiro city councillor Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson Gomes. The court imposed 76 years and three months in prison on each brother, in a unanimous ruling in one of the country’s most high-profile political violence cases.

Politician brothers convicted for ordering murder of Brazilian councillor

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Brazilian politician brothers convicted of ordering murder of Rio city councillor

João Francisco Inácio Brazão and Domingos Inácio Brazão sentenced for murder of Marielle Franco, a gay Black woman and rising political star Two influential Brazilian politician brothers have been convicted by Brazil’s supreme court of ordering the murder of Marielle Franco, the Rio de Janeiro city councillor, nearly eight years ago.João Francisco Inácio Brazão, the former congressman known as Chiquinho, and the former adviser to Rio’s court of …