Brazil: congresswoman and friend of slain politician Marielle Franco flees following death threats

Talíria Petrone goes into hiding after claims members of Rio’s paramilitary underworld want her dead A Brazilian congresswoman who was friends with the slain politician Marielle Franco has fled Rio de Janeiro after an alleged plot to kill her was uncovered. Talíria Petrone, a black feminist activist who is one of the new faces of the Brazilian left, said she had gone into hiding after claims members of Rio’s paramilitary underworld wanted her dead. Continue reading...
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