Man Convicted in Investigation Obstruction of Rio Councilwoman Marielle Franco's Assassination

Edilson Barbosa dos Santos sentenced to five years for dismantling car used in 2018 drive-by shooting.

Edilson Barbosa dos Santos is the first person convicted in the 2018 assassination of Marielle Franco.
Franco was notable as the only Black woman and a bisexual member of the Rio de Janeiro council.
Dos Santos was found guilty of dismantling a car used in the drive-by shooting that killed Franco.
Former policeman Ronnie Lessa has confessed to the killing but has not yet been sentenced.
Federal lawmaker Chiquinho Brazão and his brother Domingos Brazão are suspected of ordering the murder and have denied any wrongdoing.