Brazilian Police Arrest Lawmaker, Two Others in 2018 Murder of Rio Council Member

Published on March 25, 2024

RIO DE JANEIRO—Brazilian police arrested three people on Sunday, including a federal lawmaker and former police chief, accused of planning and ordering the 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro city council member Marielle Franco and her driver. Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski told a news conference The arrests close a six-year-old case that offered a look at how organized crime has infiltrated public institutions in Rio. Federal police arrested Congressman Chiquinho Brazao, his brother Domingos Brazao, a councilor on the Rio de Janeiro state audit court, and former Rio police chief Rivaldo Barbosa, Lewandowski said. The two brothers ordered the 2018 hit, while Barbosa—who became police chief a day before the murder took place—helped with planning and later worked to sabotage the investigation, the federal police investigation found....

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