Former cops on trial in Brazil for 2018 assassination of civil rights icon
by editors@theworld.org (Joshua Coe) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6RWYH)
Yesterday in Brazil, two police officers were brought before a judge. They're charged with the 2018 assassination of a city council member named Marielle Franco and her driver in Rio de Janeiro. The assassination made Franco a major social justice icon in Brazil. It also surfaced allegations of deep-seated corruption and ties between the local politicians, the police and powerful gangs. Host Marco Werman speaks to New York-based Brazilian journalist Leticia Duarte, who's been following the trial.