translated from Spanish: Two police officers arrested on suspicion of the murder of Brazilian activist

Two policemen were arrested on Tuesday (12.03.2019) in Rio de Janeiro as suspects involved in the murder nearly a year ago of the black Councilwoman Marielle Franco and his driver Anderson Gomes, a case that shocked Brazil, according to sources of the Homicide Division of the Public Ministry of Rio mentioned by the portal G1.
It is the Sergeant of the police military (PM) Roni Lessa, of 48 years, accused of being the author of the shooting, and Elcio Vieira de Queiroz, 46, who reportedly was expelled from the PM, suspected of being the driver of the vehicle from which Franco and Anderson fuer on riddled with bullets with bullets on March 14, 2018 in the heart of Rio.
According to prosecutors in the special action of combating organized crime group, the crime was meticulously planned for three months.
Franco, born and raised in the slums of la Mare complex, fought for the rights of blacks, women, and the LGBT community and denouncing police abuses against poor communities. He was Councillor for the Patido socialism and freedom (PSOL, left).
The violence was accentuated in Rio since the end of the 2016 Olympics, with wars between gangs of drug traffickers and gangs against vigilante militias or security forces.

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