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Hitman linked to Marielle Franco's murder killed by police [View all]
Source: The Guardian
Hitman linked to Marielle Franco's murder killed by police
Some suspect Adriano da Nóbrega was ‘key piece’ in discovering who ordered Franco’s killing
Dom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro and Sam Cowie in São Paulo
Sun 9 Feb 2020 20.52 GMT
First published on Sun 9 Feb 2020 20.04 GMT
Friends and relatives of the murdered Brazilian politician Marielle Franco are demanding answers after Adriano da Nóbrega – a notorious hitman, whose gang of contract killers is suspected of involvement in her assassination – was gunned down by police in the north-east of the country.
Nóbrega, an ex-special forces police captain, also had close links to the family of the far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro. Nóbrega was killed by police on Sunday in Bahia state where he had been on the run.
“Who gained from the death of ex-special forces captain Adriano Nóbrega,” tweeted Franco’s widow, Monica Benicio.
Franco’s leftist PSOL party said Nóbrega was a “key piece” in discovering who ordered Franco’s killing and called for a full investigation. “Witness elimination? Another attempt at obstruction of justice? Who ordered our companion killed? We demand answers,” tweeted Sâmia Bonfim, a PSOL congresswoman.
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Some suspect Adriano da Nóbrega was ‘key piece’ in discovering who ordered Franco’s killing
Dom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro and Sam Cowie in São Paulo
Sun 9 Feb 2020 20.52 GMT
First published on Sun 9 Feb 2020 20.04 GMT
Friends and relatives of the murdered Brazilian politician Marielle Franco are demanding answers after Adriano da Nóbrega – a notorious hitman, whose gang of contract killers is suspected of involvement in her assassination – was gunned down by police in the north-east of the country.
Nóbrega, an ex-special forces police captain, also had close links to the family of the far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro. Nóbrega was killed by police on Sunday in Bahia state where he had been on the run.
“Who gained from the death of ex-special forces captain Adriano Nóbrega,” tweeted Franco’s widow, Monica Benicio.
Franco’s leftist PSOL party said Nóbrega was a “key piece” in discovering who ordered Franco’s killing and called for a full investigation. “Witness elimination? Another attempt at obstruction of justice? Who ordered our companion killed? We demand answers,” tweeted Sâmia Bonfim, a PSOL congresswoman.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/09/hitman-with-links-to-marielle-francos-killed-by-police
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