{"id":14287,"date":"2018-09-20T19:57:56","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T19:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/?post_type=noticia&p=14287"},"modified":"2021-04-06T13:14:54","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T13:14:54","slug":"we-dont-know-who-killed-marielle-or-who-gave-the-order-to-kill-her-says-the-councilwomans-widow-at-the-un","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/noticias\/we-dont-know-who-killed-marielle-or-who-gave-the-order-to-kill-her-says-the-councilwomans-widow-at-the-un\/","title":"\u201cWe don\u2019t know who killed Marielle or who gave the order to kill her.\u201d says the widow","content":"

\u201cI stand here today to denounce the Brazilian state and its incompetence in solving the most serious political crime committed in recent years in our country, the assassination of my partner, councilwoman Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson Gomes.\u201d This denunciation regarding the dearth of answers, six months after the brutal assassination of the councilwoman and her driver Anderson Gomes was how Monica Ben\u00edcio, Marielle Franco\u2019s widow, started her speech.<\/p>\n

Monica participated in the event \u201cMilitarisation of public security: federal intervention in Rio de Janeiro, extrajudicial executions and risks for human rights defenders,\u201d that brought together representatives from Brazilian civil society to discuss the escalation in public policies on security and the impact of this on people\u2019s daily lives, particularly of those living in favelas and underprivileged areas.<\/p>\n

Discussions drew attention to the unconstitutionality of the decree that authorized the military-style federal intervention in Rio de Janeiro and also to why militarisation is not the best answer to address the issue of public security. Participating in the debate were: Camila Asano, Programme Coordinator at Conectas; Renata Neder, Research and Policy Coordinator at Amnesty International; Pablo Nunes, Researcher at Observat\u00f3rio da Interven\u00e7\u00e3o; Eliana Silva, Director at Redes da Mar\u00e9 and Monica Ben\u00edcio, Marielle Franco\u2019s widow.<\/p>\n

See below for extracts from discussions:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope there is no form of renewal because this [federal intervention] has already proved to be a solution that is, in fact, far from being a solution to Rio de Janeiro\u2019s public security challenges.\u201d
\nCamila Asano, Programme Coordinator at Conectas<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIn practice, the so-called \u2018war on drugs\u2019, translates into highly militarised, heavily armed security and police operations, based on a logic of confrontation that has led to lengthy gun battles around the city, resulting in numerous human rights violations, particularly murders carried out by the police.\u201d
\nRenata Neder, Research and Policy Coordinator at Amnesty International<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is erroneous to believe that the armed forces are able to provide a solution to public security issues in Rio de Janeiro or in any other Brazilian city. Military personnel are specialists in defence and are prepared for wars. Urban violence and criminality involve social issues, demand swift diagnosis of phenomena that are constantly changing and require the handling skills of different public bodies as well as experience in intelligence, investigation and policing techniques.\u201d
\nPablo Nunes, Researcher at Observat\u00f3rio da Interven\u00e7\u00e3o<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIn this sense, greater control of the movement of arms around the country and a review of current legislation on drugs policy, is urgent. Without a doubt, these are the central problems that affect people, mostly the poor, living in favelas and in underprivileged areas and young black men.\u201d
\nEliana Silva, Director at Redes da Mar\u00e9<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe death of Marielle is the clearest evidence of the violence that is an attempt to silence and intimidate all those who defend human rights in Brazil today.
\nIt is chilling that six months, exactly 190 days, since the political attack that took Marielle\u2019s life and which took place on the backdrop of a military-style federal intervention, nobody has been punished for the crime. We do not know who killed Marielle or who gave the order to kill her.
\nMarielle\u2019s execution will not be used to escalate the political barbarities that killed her. We will not tolerate one single day more of false narrative regarding the war on drugs and the armed confrontation that hides the deep allegiance of state police officers in perpetuating profitable arrangements in drug and arms trafficking.\u201d
\nMonica Ben\u00edcio, Marielle Franco\u2019s partner<\/strong><\/p>\n

Watch the full debate:<\/strong>
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