Arrested two police officers for the crime of Marielle Franco and one is related to Bolsonaro "Diario The capital of La Plata

Two policemen they were arrested on Tuesday at Rio de Janeiro accused of crime of counselor and activist of human rights The Brazilian Marielle Franco, shot to death A year ago, with the driver of the vehicle carrying, informed police sources.

One of the detainees is the retired police Ronnie Lessaconsidered author of the shots against the counselor on February 14, 2018, while the other is the former policeman Elcio Vieira de Queiroz46 years, accused by the authorities of drive the car in which the attackers were mobilized at the time of the crime.

Lessa was arrested at his home in the Villa de la Barra condominium in Barra da Tijuca, in the western area of ​​Rio de Janeiro. the same where lives the president Jair Bolsonaro. According to the authorities, Lessa was fired from the back seat of the car before fleeing.

In addition to the arrest requests, the public prosecutor also asked the Suspension of Lessa's pension and possession of a weapon.

Justice has also been invited to compensation for moral damages for the families of the victims and a pension in favor of the driver's son, Anderson Gomes, according to the newspaper Folha do Sao Paulo.

"It is indisputable that Marielle Fanco was summarily executed because of his political performance for the causes that he defended", Said the complaint filed by the prosecution to ask for the arrest of the uniform.

The civilian police and the regional prosecutor's office in Rio de Janeiro, responsible for the operation, carried out searches on the homes of the defendants, as well as those of other persons. 34 people suspected of having participated in the crime. The news of the arrest has had a significant impact on social networks and the press throughout the Brazilian territory, and the political scope of the event is still unpredictable.

The online version of the newspaper Folha do Sao Paulo has published on its main page a photo of one of those arrested – Vieira de Queiroz – with Bolsonaro, both entwined and smiling.

The researchers discovered that the crime was painstakingly prepared for three months and that Lessa investigated the Internet of places frequented by the counselor.

They also established that since October 2017, the defendant was also investigating the details of the life of MP Marcelo Freixo, one of the main leaders of the PSOL, as well as on the officer of the army who was then inspector of public security in Rio de Janeiro, General Walter. Net Braga.

Marielle Franco, a black woman, bad favela, political and minority rights advocate, was shot in the car in which he was going to his home after leaving a political act. Militaba in the Party Socialism and Freedom (PSOL) and it was the fifth most voted policy in the elections held in 2016 for the Rio de Janeiro Council.

Amnesty International (AI) called on the Brazilian state to guarantee "an immediate and thorough investigation" into his badbadination.

The operation that resulted in the arrest today is the first with the participation of the Rio Public Prosecutor, through Gaeco, an elite force that investigates the criminal organizations.

Lessa entered the list of suspects after being ambushed on April 28, thirty days after the murder of the counselor.

The favela of La Maré, where Franco was born, is one of the most dangerous areas and harbaded by institutional violence in the city of Rio de Janeiro.

His death, produced a day after denounce the military intervention in the second most populous city in the country, provoked a commotion throughout Brazil, went unpunished for almost a year and was repeatedly commemorated in the parades of several samba schools that participated in the carnival in Rio de Janeiro last week.

Monica Benicio, Franco's widow, considers arrest as an important step in the investigation, but lamented that on the main subject – the ideologue – still has not received Answer.. "It's not enough to take mercenaries, it's important to know who gave the order"he said.