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Anielle Franco

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Francisco and the second or paternal family name is Silva.
Anielle Franco
Franco in 2023
Minister of Racial Equality
Incumbent
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 39)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political partyPT (2024–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[2] who has been Minister of Racial Equality in the second cabinet of Lula da Silva since 1 January 2023.[3][4][5]

Family

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Her sister Marielle Franco, was also a politician who was assassinated in 2018.[6] After her death, the family established the Marielle Franco Institute with the aim to seek justice and continue her work.[7][8] Anielle was the director of the institute.[8]

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Cabinet

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Franco was appointed as Minister of Racial Equality in the second cabinet of Lula da Silva in 2023. In 2024, she was named by the Brazilian media outlet Metrópoles as having filed a sexual misconduct complaint against human rights minister Silvio Almeida, who was subsequently dismissed by Lula in September.[9]

References

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  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. ^ "Anielle se filia ao PT e Lula cita 'perspectiva política' da ministra no RJ". UOL (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  3. ^ "Saiba quem é Anielle Franco, anunciada ministra da Igualdade Racial". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "How Lula's government plans to boost racial equality in Brazil". Financial Times. 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  6. ^ "Marielle Franco: Vivacious fighter shaped by the favela". BBC News. 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  7. ^ "EN". Junte-se ao Instituto Marielle Franco! (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  8. ^ a b ""We Still Have a Lot of Struggles Ahead": A Conversation with Anielle Franco". NACLA. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  9. ^ "Brazil's Lula fires minister accused of sexual harassment". AP News. 2024-09-07. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
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Political offices
Preceded byas Special Secretariat for Policies to Promote Racial Equality Minister of Racial Equality
2023–present 		Incumbent


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