LDF Calls for a Fair and Impartial Trial in Marielle Franco, Anderson Gomes' Murders
October 31, 2024
October 31, 2024
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news on Oct. 30, 2024:
Today, a murder trial begins for Elcio Vieiria Queiroz, former law enforcement officer and Ronnie Lessa, a former military police sergeant, accused of gunning down Marielle Franco, a 38-year-old queer Black woman, human rights defender, and Rio de Janeiro city council member, and Anderson Gomes, her 39-year-old driver, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Franco's 2018 ki . . .
Today, a murder trial begins for Elcio Vieiria Queiroz, former law enforcement officer and Ronnie Lessa, a former military police sergeant, accused of gunning down Marielle Franco, a 38-year-old queer Black woman, human rights defender, and Rio de Janeiro city council member, and Anderson Gomes, her 39-year-old driver, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Franco's 2018 ki . . .