Arrest of the person responsible for Marielle’s murder is a milestone in the fight against political violence

The president of the PT, Gleisi Hoffmann, said that the preventive arrest of three suspects of ordering the murder, in 2018, of councilor Marielle Franco and driver Anderson Gomes is a milestone in the fight against political and gender-based violence. By order of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), the Federal Police launched Operation Murder Inc on the morning of this Sunday, 24th, which also carried out 12 search and seizure warrants in Rio de Janeiro related to the crime.

According to the Fausto Macedo’s blog, deputy Chiquinho Brazão (União-RJ), his brother Domingos, advisor to the Court of Auditors of the State of Rio de Janeiro, and the former head of the Civil Police of Rio Rivaldo Barbosa were arrested. The three are suspected of being the perpetrators of the crime. The person who authorized the arrest operation was Minister Alexandre de Moraes, from the STF, who recently took over the Marielle case.

“The arrest of those suspected of being responsible for Marielle’s murder is a milestone in the fight against political and gender-based violence. May all those involved in the crime, which also killed Anderson, be denounced and prosecuted. Serious work by the Federal Police, in line with the Public Ministry and the STF, it was”, wrote Gleisi, on X (formerly Twitter).

The arrest of the suspects occurred after the Minister of Justice and Public Security, Ricardo Lewandowski, announced the approval of the plea bargain of former military police officer Ronnie Lessa, identified as the person responsible for carrying out the murders, in March 2018. The case was federalized and became the responsibility of the STF after Lessa cited deputy Chiquinho Brazão, who has privileged jurisdiction.