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'''Marcelo Ribeiro Freixo''' ({{IPA-pt|maʁˈsɛlw ʁjˈbejɾw ˈfɾejʃw|br}}) is a Brazilian ], ] and ]. He is in the second year of his third term as state representative for Rio ]. He is the current chairman of the Defence Human Rights and Citizenship ].<ref>{{cite web|URL=http://alerjln1.alerj.rj.gov.br/compcom.nsf/45f80202b3db9b41832578aa0053aeef/e3e5f0b0e01382f183257ca60069c670?OpenDocument|title=Comissão de Defesa dos Direitos Humanos e Cidadania|author=Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro|date=2014|publisher=Alerj|access-date=2014-08-09}}</ref> '''Marcelo Ribeiro Freixo''' ({{IPA-pt|maʁˈsɛlw ʁjˈbejɾw ˈfɾejʃw|br}}) is a Brazilian ], ] and ]. He is in the second year of his third term as state representative for Rio ]. He is the current chairman of the Defence Human Rights and Citizenship ].<ref>{{cite web|URL=http://alerjln1.alerj.rj.gov.br/compcom.nsf/45f80202b3db9b41832578aa0053aeef/e3e5f0b0e01382f183257ca60069c670?OpenDocument|title=Comissão de Defesa dos Direitos Humanos e Cidadania|author=Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro|date=2014|publisher=Alerj|access-date=2014-08-09}}</ref>


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 ], directed by ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://super.abril.com.br/comportamento/freixo-o-verdadeiro-fraga/|title=Freixo o verdadeiro fraga {{!}} Superinteressante|date=2011-03-25|newspaper=Superinteressante|access-date=2016-10-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2012-09-17/how-elite-squad-2-took-control-of-rio-mayor-s-race|title=How Elite Squad 2 Took Control of Rio Mayor's Race|last=Phillips|first=Dominic|date=2012-09-17|newspaper=Bloomberg View|access-date=2016-10-31}}</ref> Freixo gained national notoriety when he presided over the parliamentary inquiry commission on police militias in Rio de Janeiro, having a character inspired on him in the Brazilian film ], directed by ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://super.abril.com.br/comportamento/freixo-o-verdadeiro-fraga/|title=Freixo o verdadeiro fraga {{!}} Superinteressante|date=2011-03-25|newspaper=Superinteressante|access-date=2016-10-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2012-09-17/how-elite-squad-2-took-control-of-rio-mayor-s-race|title=How Elite Squad 2 Took Control of Rio Mayor's Race|last=Phillips|first=Dominic|date=2012-09-17|newspaper=Bloomberg View|access-date=2016-10-31}}</ref>


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 ] candidate ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://apuracao.gazetadopovo.com.br/resultados-eleicoes-2016-segundo-turno/rio-de-janeiro-rj/prefeito/?utm_source=wikipedia&utm_medium=midia-social&utm_campaign=gazeta-do-povo|title=Resultado das Eleições 2016 - Prefeito - Rio de Janeiro-RJ {{!}} Gazeta do Povo|website=Gazeta do Povo|language=pt-BR|access-date=2016-10-31}}</ref> 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 ] candidate ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://apuracao.gazetadopovo.com.br/resultados-eleicoes-2016-segundo-turno/rio-de-janeiro-rj/prefeito/?utm_source=wikipedia&utm_medium=midia-social&utm_campaign=gazeta-do-povo|title=Resultado das Eleições 2016 - Prefeito - Rio de Janeiro-RJ {{!}} Gazeta do Povo|website=Gazeta do Povo|language=pt-BR|access-date=2016-10-31}}</ref>

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Marcelo Freixo
Member of a Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 1, 2007
ConstituencyRio de Janeiro
Personal details
Born (1967-04-12) April 12, 1967 (age 57)
Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political partyPSOL
Alma materFluminense Federal University
Profession

Marcelo Ribeiro Freixo (Portuguese pronunciation: [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.

Freixo gained national notoriety when he presided over the parliamentary inquiry commission 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.

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.

References

  1. Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (2014). "Comissão de Defesa dos Direitos Humanos e Cidadania". Alerj. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  2. "Freixo o verdadeiro fraga | Superinteressante". Superinteressante. 2011-03-25. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  3. Phillips, Dominic (2012-09-17). "How Elite Squad 2 Took Control of Rio Mayor's Race". Bloomberg View. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  4. "Resultado das Eleições 2016 - Prefeito - Rio de Janeiro-RJ | Gazeta do Povo". Gazeta do Povo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2016-10-31.


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