https://metropolitics.org/ Favoriser les débats et confronter les savoirs et les savoir-faire sur la ville, l'architecture et les territoires. en SPIP - www.spip.net https://metropolitics.org/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH20/siteon0-bf96f.png?1760617828 https://metropolitics.org/ 20 144 https://metropolitics.org/Marielle-Franco-and-the-Fight-for-the-City-Statute-in-Rio-de-Janeiro.html https://metropolitics.org/Marielle-Franco-and-the-Fight-for-the-City-Statute-in-Rio-de-Janeiro.html 2025-02-14T06:00:00Z text/html en Ty Redden Brazil Rio de Janeiro militias favela informal settlements local politics politics race gender activism <p>Marielle Franco's 2018 assassination roiled social media and sent shockwaves through activist communities. The subsequent investigation revealed that her death was a part of a larger land-grabbing plot enacted by militias and enabled by local politicians. This case study explores the City Statute and its relationship to housing struggles—particularly, how the City Statute has forged a brutal partnership of oppression in Rio de Janeiro's most vulnerable neighborhoods. <br class='autobr' /> ---- Series: Horizons in</p> - <a href="https://metropolitics.org/-Essays-.html" rel="directory">Essays</a> / <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-Brazil-+.html" rel="tag">Brazil</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-Rio-de-Janeiro-+.html" rel="tag">Rio de Janeiro</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-militias-+.html" rel="tag">militias</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-favela-+.html" rel="tag">favela</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-informal-settlements-+.html" rel="tag">informal settlements</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-local-politics-+.html" rel="tag">local politics</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-politics-+.html" rel="tag">politics</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-race-+.html" rel="tag">race</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-gender-+.html" rel="tag">gender</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-activism-+.html" rel="tag">activism</a>