Marcelo Freixo
| Marcelo Freixo | |
|---|---|
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| Member of a Legislative Assembly | |
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Assumed office February 1, 2007 | |
| Constituency | Rio de Janeiro |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 12, 1967 Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Political party | PSOL |
| Alma mater | Fluminense Federal University |
| Profession | |
Marcelo Ribeiro Freixo (Brazilian Portuguese: [maʁˈsɛlw ʁjˈbejɾw ˈfɾejʃw]) is a Brazilian politician, broadcaster and professor. He is in the second year of his third term as state representative for Rio Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL). He is the current chairman of the Defence Human Rights and Citizenship ALERJ.[1]
Freixo gained national notoriety when he presided over the parlaimentary inquiry comission on police militias in Rio de Janeiro, having a character inspired on him in the Brazilian film Tropa de Elite 2, directed by José Padilha.[2][3]
He ran for mayor of Rio de Janeiro in 2016, having as vice-mayor candidate on the ticket the lawyer and professor at UFRJ Luciana Boiteux. He ended in second in the run-off, losing to the Brazilian Republican Party candidate Marcelo Crivella.[4]
References
- ↑ Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (2014). "Comissão de Defesa dos Direitos Humanos e Cidadania". Alerj. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
- ↑ "Freixo o verdadeiro fraga | Superinteressante". Superinteressante. 2011-03-25. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
- ↑ Phillips, Dominic (2012-09-17). "How Elite Squad 2 Took Control of Rio Mayor's Race". Bloomberg View. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
- ↑ "Resultado das Eleições 2016 - Prefeito - Rio de Janeiro-RJ | Gazeta do Povo". Gazeta do Povo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2016-10-31.