People shout “Marielle present!” during a march against the murder of councilwoman and human rights activist Marielle Franco, and her driver Anderson Pedro Gomes, in the Mare Complex slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday, March 18, 2018. Franco’s murder came just a month after the government put the military in charge of security in Rio, which is experiencing a sharp spike in violence less than two years after hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)RIO DE JANEIRO — At least 1,000 people marched in Brazil’s second largest city on Sunday to protest the murder of councilwoman and human rights activist Marielle Franco. Several carried banners reading “Marielle and Anderson Present Today and Always.”Several hundred people took part in a smaller protest rally in Sao Paulo. Tallies by human rights groups put the number over 1,000 in 2017.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 18, 2018 22:30 UTC