Anielle Franco

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Anielle Franco
Franco in 2023
Minister of Racial Equality
Assumed office
1 January 2023
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded byNilma Lino Gomes
Personal details
Born
Anielle Francisco da Silva

(1985-05-03) 3 May 1985 (age 38)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political partyPT (2021–present)
RelationsMarielle Franco (sister)
Alma mater
Occupationjournalist
political activist

Anielle Francisco da Silva (born 3 May 1985) is a Brazilian politician from the Workers' Party who has been Minister of Racial Equality in the second cabinet of Lula da Silva since 1 January 2023.[2][3][4]

Family

Her sister Marielle Franco, was also a politician who was assassinated in 2018.[5] After her death, the family established the Marielle Franco Institute with the aim to seek justice and continue her work.[6][7] Anielle was the director of the institute.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Brazil's minister of racial equality carries on the legacy of her sister, Marielle Franco, who was assassinated in 2018". the Grio. 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  2. ^ "Saiba quem é Anielle Franco, anunciada ministra da Igualdade Racial". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  3. ^ "Tebet exalta paridade de gênero em sua equipe; Sonia Guajajara e Anielle Franco assumem ministérios". Jovem Pan (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  4. ^ "How Lula's government plans to boost racial equality in Brazil". Financial Times. 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  5. ^ "Marielle Franco: Vivacious fighter shaped by the favela". BBC News. 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  6. ^ "EN". Junte-se ao Instituto Marielle Franco! (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  7. ^ a b ""We Still Have a Lot of Struggles Ahead": A Conversation with Anielle Franco". NACLA. Retrieved 2023-02-11.

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Political offices
Preceded byas Special Secretariat for Policies to Promote Racial Equality Minister of Racial Equality
2023–present
Incumbent