Anielle Franco Explained

Anielle Francisco da Silva (born 3 May 1985) is a Brazilian politician from the Workers' Party^[1] who has been Minister of Racial Equality in the second cabinet of Lula da Silva since 1 January 2023.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Family

Her sister Marielle Franco, was also a politician who was assassinated in 2018.^[5] After her death, the family established the Marielle Franco Institute with the aim to seek justice and continue her work.^{[6] [7]} Anielle was the director of the institute.

Cabinet

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.^[8]

External links

• Instagram
• Twitter

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2024-04-02 . Anielle se filia ao PT e Lula cita 'perspectiva política' da ministra no RJ . 2024-04-03 . UOL . pt-br.
2. Web site: Saiba quem é Anielle Franco, anunciada ministra da Igualdade Racial . 2023-01-01 . 2022-12-22 . O Globo . pt-br.
3. Web site: Tebet exalta paridade de gênero em sua equipe; Sonia Guajajara e Anielle Franco assumem ministérios . 2023-01-16 . 2022-01-11 . Jovem Pan . pt-br.
4. News: 2023-02-08 . How Lula's government plans to boost racial equality in Brazil . Financial Times . 2023-02-11.
5. News: 2018-03-22 . Marielle Franco: Vivacious fighter shaped by the favela . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-01-01.
6. Web site: EN . 2023-02-11 . Junte-se ao Instituto Marielle Franco! . pt-BR.
7. Web site: "We Still Have a Lot of Struggles Ahead": A Conversation with Anielle Franco . 2023-02-11 . NACLA . en.
8. Web site: 2024-09-07 . Brazil's Lula fires minister accused of sexual harassment . 2024-09-07 . AP News . en.