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Exactly 2 years ago today, I wrote this series of tweets about Marielle Franco, through tears, beginning at 10:30 pm — 45 minutes after we received the call telling us of her assassination.

Two years later, the alleged shooters are on trial but not those who ordered her murder:
The pain of Marielle’s assassination never subsided - not for our family nor for the millions in Brazil who she inspired. Writing her obituary for the @Independent was one of the hardest things I’ve done, but it still helps me to remember her unique force: independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…
The still shamefully-unresolved question — Who Ordered the Assassination of Marielle Franco? — will never go away, hovering over Brazilian authorities as a toxic stain. We all know powerful people want it hidden. Huge numbers refuse to rest until it’s answered:
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