What is Marielle Franco?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Marielle Franco |image = File:Marielle Franco.jpg |alt = 200px |order = Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro Councillor |president = |term_start = 1 January 2017 |term_end = 14 March 2018 |predecessor = |successor = |birth_name = Marielle Francisco da Silva |birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1979|7|27}} |birth_place = [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]] |death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2018|3|14|1979|7|27}} |death_place = Rio de Janeiro |death_cause = [[Assassination]] |party = [[Socialism and Liberty Party]] |alma_mater = [[Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro]]<br />[[Fluminense Federal University]] |occupation = Politician}} '''Marielle Francisco da Silva''', known as '''Marielle Franco''', (27 July 1979 – 14 March 2018) was a [[Brazil]]ian [[politician]], [[feminist]], and [[human rights]] [[Activism|activist]]. She was on the [[city council]] of [[Rio de Janeiro]] from January 2017 until she was [[assassinated]] on 14 March 2018. She was part of the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL). Franco spoke out against Brazilian [[police]] [[Violence|hurting]] and [[killing]] people,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/03/brazil-authorities-must-investigate-the-killing-of-human-rights-defender-marielle-franco/|title=Brazil: Authorities must investigate the killing of human rights defender Marielle Franco|date=15 March 2018|website=Amnesty International|access-date=17 March 2018|archive-date=8 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408095951/https://www.vogue.com/article/marielle-franco-protested-police-violence-assassination|url-status=dead}}</ref> as well as the recent federal intervention by Brazilian president [[Michel Temer]] in the [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|state of Rio de Janeiro]] which resulted in the use of the army in police operations.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-43414527|title=Outrage over murder