Note from BW of Brazil: Brazil is still reeling from the brutal murder of Rio councilwoman Marielle Franco and her driver last Wednesday. But along with their murders come some difficult questions. What are the details? What type of bullets were used? Did security cameras catch anything? Many of these details have been coming out in recent days that answer these questions. 1) Security cameras have been released that show the moment that Marielle left an event called “Jovens Negras Movendo Estruturas” or young black women moving structures, and got into the car that was to take her home. 2) The assailants tailed the car driven by her driver, Anderson Gomes, for two and a half miles. 3) The bullets used in the murders have now been identified and are another source of controversy as the investigation continues.

In a recent post, I voiced the idea that this…