Ironically, the thousandth day since the assassination of Marielle Franco and Anderson Gomes has fallen on December 8, celebrated as Justice Day in the Brazilian calendar. This brutal crime, striking down one of Brazil’s most remarkable councillors ever, has so far gone without a remotely satisfactory resolution. On every landmark date since these two deaths, a few scattered clues are presented, but what we want to know, plain and simple, is: Who was behind the killing of Marielle and why was she killed?
Today, we reach the end of a thousand-day cycle of resounding silence. With no Marielle or Anderson, and an excruciating immersion in injustice. We cannot allow another day to dawn without getting the answers to this crime.
One month ago, municipal elections were held across the country. This year, there were 1,758 candidates running for the 51 seats available on the Rio de Janeiro municipal council. One of which used to be occupied by the shining beacon who was Marielle, until her trajectory was cruelly cut short. In the 2016 election, she was one of the councillors who received the most votes in Rio – around 46,000 – but she was prevented from completing her term in office.
