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In a first moment,

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even with the investigations
not completely concluded,

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it is possible to identify,

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or at least it is a strong suspicion of the
investigators of the Public Prosecutor's Office,

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that there is the involvement
of Rio de Janeiro's militias

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in the death of Marielle and the
driver Anderson Gomes, in 2018.

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And so it is possible to consider that
there is the involvement of the state

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because of the very relationship
of the militias with the state.

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The first one is more evident,

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that the militias are groups formed
by former military police officers,

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or even active ones,

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and security agents in general,
who operate in these groups.

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Usually controlling certain territories

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and providing some basic services.

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And another important indication
regarding the State,

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in the case of Rio de Janeiro specifically,

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is that the militias have a very large
presence in the City Council.

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And the militia suspected
of Marielle's murder,

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the Crime Office,

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has already been involved in the
investigations of Flávio Bolsonaro,

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who is a senator for Rio de Janeiro
and son of the current president.

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And besides this involvement,

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there are a number of other
politicians in the city

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who have already had a
relationship with the militias.

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Like Natalino, for example,

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who became well known in Rio de Janeiro.

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So, through this relationship,

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with the order coming from the militias

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it is possible to establish a relationship
between the State and Marielle's death.

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A very important point in Marielle's case

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is that it happened a month after

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the federal intervention
began in Rio de Janeiro.

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It was a militarized intervention
because the intervention office

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was controlled by the Armed Forces.

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And the interventionist
was General Braga Neto,

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who is today Bolsonaro's Chief of Staff.

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And the Secretary of Security
was General Richard Nunes,

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who was also active military.

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General Nunes was much pressured

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for the results of the investigation.

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It is noteworthy that Marielle's murder

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took place during a period
of militarized intervention,

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which was intended to reorganize
and reduce crime rates

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in the city of Rio de Janeiro.

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And that is not what happened.

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For example,

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the number of homicides did
not have a considerable drop.

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And the number of homicides
committed by security agents

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increased by 40% in the year of the
intervention, compared to the previous year.

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And also this connection
to the militias in the city,

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that is even more noteworthy

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due to the increasing participation of the
Armed Forces in the civil bureaucracy,

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which was an experience that arose
from the federal intervention

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and is very strong in the
Bolsonaro government.

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And the Bolsonaro government's own connection
to the militias in the city of Rio de Janeiro.

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And, moreover, to this day,

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it is still not very clear
what actually happened.

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Who were the masterminds and...

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We can deduce the motivations,

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because of Marielle's performance.

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Her political work in the city,

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which was mainly against the militias

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and the specific practices of the militias.

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But the problem concerning
the security forces,

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their involvement in the case and
the lack of clarification, is very evident.

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In the case of Brazil,
it is important to keep in mind

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that the Armed Forces have
always acted politically.

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And generally,
besides their role in government,

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which was very clear during
the civil-military dictatorship

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in the 20th century,

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they have always had a very strong concern

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in pacifying and controlling the population

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and the marginalized categories of society.

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And marginalized categories in Brazil

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have race and social class.

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This is something sensitive
in national politics,

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especially regarding the actions
of the Armed Forces

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that are always focused on the control

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and in pushing forward a conservative
project of national order

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that excludes the great majority of
the country's population.

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Who's always seen as a threat to such order.

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It is typically a neoliberal
and conservative order.