It's Carnaval in Brazil--What 'Marielle Presente' Means for Women of Color Across the Globe
It’s Carnaval in Brazil—What ‘Marielle Presente’ Means for Women of Color Across the Globe
The name and image of Marielle Franco—an intersectional representation of the many wars being fought—serves as more than just a reminder
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Tanya Rawal-Jindia
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The four bullets that killed Marielle in downtown Rio de Janeiro, which were once owned by the Federal Police of Brazil, have not stopped her from being an empowering source of support for black people and people of color across the world. (Photo: Democracy Now!)
March 14 will mark the first anniversary of Brazilian politician Marielle Franco’s assassination—but on Sunday, the second day of São Paulo Carnaval, her legacy as a powerful and empowering black, gay, single mother was celebrated without apology. For women of color in Brazil and beyond, this was a demonstration of united strength—not just power.
Hundreds of community members participating in the Vai-Vai parade paid homage to Marielle Sunday morning—a photo of her and the words “Marielle Presente” (Marielle is here) faced the sky in mosaic form. And beneath each of the 32 tiles were bodies full of the healthy energy and force that come from resistance.
Marielle’s sister, Anielle Franco, and Marielle’s daughter, Luyara Santos, took part in the celebration. Holding back tears at dawn to honor the sparkle and joy the world has seen in the images of Marielle Franco that have circulated this past year, her sister and daughter announced to the world: “Ela estava ao lado do povo negro.” She was on the side of the black people. And the four bullets that killed Marielle in downtown Rio de Janeiro, which were once owned by the Federal Police of Brazil, have not stopped her from being an empowering source of support for black people and people of color across the world.
Just months after her death, “artivists” (artist-activists) from Nairobi built an exhibit—“Portraits of Marielle: Creating Bridges between Kenya and Brazil”—held at the Maré Museum to celebrate the legacy of Marielle and to identify her death as a node for south-south solidarity. Throughout the past year, women of color from Dublin to Barcelona have gathered in her name, also recognizing the bridge that needed to be built between Marielle’s fight in Brazil and their own. And now, the representation of Marielle at this year’s Carnaval is another invitation to consider Marielle’s roaring platform as a global one—she was a mother who wanted a better world for her daughter, as can be seen between the lines in an interview she gave in the favela that was once her home.
The day before her assassination, Marielle asked one of the saddest and most relevant questions of our time: “How many more will have to die for this war to end?”
Marielle Franco’s face is painted on the walls of São Paulo at several intersections. The dark outline of her face reminds passersby of the stakes involved in resistance. The day before her assassination, Marielle asked one of the saddest and most relevant questions of our time: “How many more will have to die for this war to end?” There is no answer in sight for this query. And there is no geographical boundary for it either.
When we speak of the war against dark skin, the war against women, or the war against the dispossessed, the assassination of Marielle Franco is a reminder that the punishment for resisting the parameters imposed by racism, sexism, and persons from low-income sectors that take shape as favelas, slums, and ghettos can always be death, and not simply emotional discomfort. Resistance has consequences.
The name and image of Marielle Franco—an intersectional representation of the many wars being fought—serves as more than just a reminder. Speaking her name, sharing her image is in itself an act of resistance. The people of Vai-Vai were bold Sunday morning—to the people across the globe, there is an obligation to support them.
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The first thought in anyone's mind would be that it was a political assassination from the right-wing. This woman had worked so hard, from the first, for the poor. That makes a person a target from the first, we all know.
It would be impossible to find a right-wing martyr, unless it's done as an excuse to claim the left did it, in order to launch a war on the left. They WILL sacrifice their own pawns.
Marielle had admirers and concerned people all over the world before she was vaporized by someone the fascist sent to keep her from becoming even more successful in bringing relief to the suffering masses.
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Luyara Santos made a tattoo with the face of Marielle Franco; the teenager says she has trouble sleeping and that she takes antidepressants to overcome her mother's death
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English teacher, Anielle Silva, 33, had almost daily contact with her sister of 38, black shirt
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After her mother's death, Luyara returned to live with his maternal grandparents, Antonio and Francisco Marinete da Silva, in the house where she had spent her childhood in Bonsucesso, Rio
Sister says she has no doubt that Marielle Franco was executed
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15/03/2018 - 19h29 - Updated 19h54
The sister of Marielle Franco stated in an interview to the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo to have no doubt that the alderwoman of PSOL was executed. "I just do not know where it came from," he said of the crime.
Anielle Silva, 33, had almost daily contact with her 38-year-old sister. She says she has never heard of any threat to the councilor, even after joining the commission that accompanies federal intervention in Rio de Janeiro. "Neither I nor her team. She was very calm about everything," he says. "She was not afraid."
For the teacher, the murder must have been planned recently. "I think it was something so fast that it did not even have time to make a threat," he says.
Marielle returned to her residence in Tijuca, in the north of Rio, when she was shot dead. According to Anielle, her sister was concerned about closing the events early, before 9:00 pm, but not because of her own safety, but because of the other women attending the meetings.
The two sisters grew up in the Maré Complex, also in the north, where they still have relatives and were raised by their mother, the lawyer Marinete Silva. They are mother and sister, who are taking care of the only daughter of the councilwoman, physical education student Luyara Santos, aged 19.
More:
https://www.hojeemdia.com.br/primeiro-plano/irm%C3%A3-diz-n%C3%A3o-ter-d%C3%BAvida-de-que-marielle-franco-foi-executada-1.606477
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Mother, Marinete Silva:
Marinete during the wedding of Marielle Franco. (Photo: Personal Archive / Reproduction)
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On the verge of completing 130 days, this Sunday (22), of the brutal murder of councilwoman Marielle Franco (PSOL-RJ), the voice of Marinete da Silva, her mother, sounds loud and sad. During the 2nd Utopia International Festival, she made a speech to keep the legacy and memory of her daughter alive, hailed the generation of women entering politics, but expressed concern over the use of Marielle's name.
"We do not want it to be used only in this political moment of choice. And if they stop talking, I'll continue to talk because I'm a mother and this feeling will never stop, "Marinete points out, however, he says he is happy to see the seeds planted by his flourishing daughter.
"There are six camps named after Marielle in the MST today, there are several human rights organizations that address the inequalities using my daughter's name. The seeds are coming up, I hope they thrive. My daughter is a good seed, "she believes. "That does very well for us, but it does not mean it's a privilege for me or my family because they [the killers] were very cruel."
Concerned about the lack of answers about the principal of Marielle's execution, and having to continue with her life of work and family care, Marinete talked to the Brazil team of Fato about what she has thought and felt in recent months and how they have elaborated the loss and legacy of Marielle. Check out the full interview and watch the video below.
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https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2018/07/20/nao-queremos-que-o-nome-dela-seja-usada-so-nas-eleicoes-afirma-mae-de-marielle/
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Marielle Franco's daughter is named for office in office - Reproduction internet
Daughter of Marielle Franco is appointed to a cabinet position
Youth will have the task of following up on law projects, speeches and occasional initiatives in Alerj
For the day
Posted at 5:18 PM on 6/2/2019 - Updated at 5:18 pm on 02/02/2019
Rio - The daughter of Marielle Franco, Luyara Santos, 19, was nominated for the office of Representative Renata Souza (PSOL). Like her mother, Luyara joins politics with promises of black and feminist militancy. The measure was published on Monday in the Official Gazette of Rio de Janeiro.
According to the publication, the young woman will have the task of accompanying bills, speeches and specific initiatives in the Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Alerj).
Renata and Marielle worked together during the campaign of Marcelo Freixo (PSOL) for state deputy in 2006. The deputy then headed the cabinet of the then councilwoman, Marielle, who was murdered on March 14 last year. In the incident, driver Anderson Gomes was also killed. The crime is unsolved.
https://odia.ig.com.br/rio-de-janeiro/2019/02/5618073-filha-de-marielle-franco-e-nomeada-para-cargo-em-gabinete.html
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This is the driver, Anderson Gomez, who was murdered with Marielle, also by political assassins.
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Bolsonaro's Son Linked to Suspect of Marielle Franco's Murder
Flavio Bolsonaro, son of Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro, gets into a car after a meeting with his father, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil October 30, 2018. | Photo: Reuters
Published 23 January 2019
The son of Brazil’s president, Flavio Bolsonaro, has been linked to the mother and wife of Captain Adriano Magalhaes da Nobrega, accused by national prosecutors of participating in the murder of counselor Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes.
According to local media, Raimunda Veras Magalhaes, mother, and Danielle Mendonça da Costa da Nobrega, wife, worked for Flavio until November 2018, earning about US$1,722 a month.
Captain Magalhaes da Nobrega was accused by Brazilian prosecutors of leading the ‘Crime Office’ organization, the main suspect in the political murder.
Nobrega’s mother was pointed out as one of the employees that transferred money to the accounts of Fabricio Queiroz, who was her friend and is being investigated for financial irregularities by the Financial Activities Control Council (COAF).
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https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Bolsonaros-Son-Linked-to-Suspect-of-Marielle-Francos-Murder-20190123-0026.html
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ARRESTED MILITIAMEN SUSPECTED OF KILLING MARIELLE AND HONORED BY FLÁVIO BOLSONARO
The Special Action Group to Combat Organized Crime in Rio on Tuesday unleashed Operation "The Untouchables" in Rio das Pedras, which arrested at least five suspects in the murder of councilwoman Marielle Franco and driver Anderson Gomes; the main targets are Major Ronald Paulo Alves Pereira and former captain of Bope Adriano Magalhães da Nóbrega, head of the Rio das Pedras militia - where Fabrício Queiroz went to hide; both were honored in 2003 and 2004 in Alerj by indication of the then state deputy Flávio Bolsonaro - son of Jair Bolsonaro, the only presidential who did not condemn the murder
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Thank you for the information on this born leader in Brazil, niyad. Seeing the crowds surging into the streets repeatedly after her assassination would prompt most people to think that evil act may have awakened a lot of sleeping people permanently. How could anyone live in a fascist country where the fascist elites simply have paid criminals slaughter people of conscience and courage.
