Mônica Benício was due to marry the black feminist LGBT activist next year before she was shot down in a Brazilian street. Her killing has sparked an outpouring of reverence and revolt'I'm waiting for her to come back': Marielle Franco's fiancee on life a month after Rio councillor's murder'I'm waiting for her to come back': Marielle Franco's fiancee on life a month after Rio councillor's murderIt has been a month since the late-night knock at Mônica Benício’s door: a friend arriving to announce the love of her life was not coming home. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Mônica Benício, right, and her late partner, the Rio activist and politician Marielle Franco. Yet Franco’s killers, who many suspect belong to the increasingly powerful paramilitary groups that control swaths of Rio, have yet to be caught. But I think it will be solved.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Mônica Benício and Marielle Franco.

Source: The Guardian April 13, 2018 10:07 UTC