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| '''Marcelo Ribeiro Freixo''' ({{IPA-pt|maʁˈsɛlw ʁjˈbejɾw ˈfɾejʃw|br}}) is a Brazilian |
'''Marcelo Ribeiro Freixo''' ({{IPA-pt|maʁˈsɛlw ʁjˈbejɾw ˈfɾejʃw|br}}) is a Brazilian ], ] and ]. He is a state representative for the ] (PSOL), and is chairman of the Defence of Human Rights and Citizenship Commission on the ].<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 attention when he presided over a parliamentary inquiry commission on ] in ], 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 attention when he presided over a parliamentary inquiry commission on ] in ], 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 twice, in 2012 and 2016, having as vice-mayor candidate on the ticket in 2016 the lawyer and professor at ] Luciana Boiteux. He ended in second in both the run-offs, losing the first to ] from ], and the second to the ] candidate ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/eleicoes/2012/noticia/2012/10/eduardo-paes-e-reeleito-prefeito-do-rio-de-janeiro.html|title=Paes é reeleito prefeito do Rio|date=2012-10-07|work=Eleições 2012 no Rio de Janeiro|access-date=2017-10-26|language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://apuracao.gazetadopovo.com.br/resultados-eleicoes-2016-segundo-turno/rio-de-janeiro-rj/prefeito/|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 twice, in 2012 and 2016, having as vice-mayor candidate on the ticket in 2016 the lawyer and professor at ] Luciana Boiteux. He ended in second in both the run-offs, losing the first to ] from ], and the second to the ] candidate ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/eleicoes/2012/noticia/2012/10/eduardo-paes-e-reeleito-prefeito-do-rio-de-janeiro.html|title=Paes é reeleito prefeito do Rio|date=2012-10-07|work=Eleições 2012 no Rio de Janeiro|access-date=2017-10-26|language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://apuracao.gazetadopovo.com.br/resultados-eleicoes-2016-segundo-turno/rio-de-janeiro-rj/prefeito/|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> | ||
| ==Controversy== | |||
| In 2014, ]' cameraman Santiago Ilídio Andrade died due to a rocket thrown at a ] protest in Rio de Janeiro. <ref></ref> Fábio Raposo, who admitted having passed the rocket to the man who lit the artifact that hit the cameraman, declared to the police that he had received calls from the activist Elisa Quadros, known as Sininho, and that this would have said that the suspect who lit the rocket was linked to the state deputy Marcelo Freixo (PSOL).<ref></ref> | |||
| Due to the fact that PSOL, Freixo's political party, and the party's politicians, are always defending drug release, mitigating or excluding punishment for bandits, and are always militating in slum areas dominated by drug trafficking, in addition to constant criticism against the militia but there is no criticism of drug trafficking, there are claims that PSOL members are linked to ].<ref></ref> | |||
| PSOL, the party under Freixo's command, is also accused of Marxist ideological indoctrination and carrying out illegal political propaganda within universities and public schools, having even founded an illegal party nucleus inside ], one of the most famous in the city of Rio de Janeiro. <ref></ref> The ], which burned because of its precarious administration, was under the administration of ], whose rector is affiliated with PSOL.<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref> | |||
| Marcelo Freixo was even called "defender of bandits", due to his style of thinking: for he defends extrication and amnesty for bandits, without providing a solution to the problem of crime; for criticizing a notorious thug being beaten up on a pole, but not criticizing when the ] (marxist organization) beat up a policemen stuck to a pole;<ref></ref> or having said that, to combat bandits and violence, the solution was to increase public lighting.<ref></ref><ref></ref> | |||
| == References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 22:41, 27 March 2021
| Marcelo Freixo | |
|---|---|
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| Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2019 | |
| Chamber Minority Leader | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 24 March 2021 | |
| Preceded by | José Guimarães |
| State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro | |
| In office 1 January 2007 – 1 January 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marcelo Ribeiro Freixo (1967-04-12) 12 April 1967 (age 57) Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Political party | PSOL (2005–present) |
| Other political affiliations | PT (1986–2005) |
| Spouse |
Antonia Pellegrino (m. 2019) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Fluminense Federal University (BA) |
| Profession | |
Marcelo Ribeiro Freixo (Portuguese pronunciation: [maʁˈsɛlw ʁjˈbejɾw ˈfɾejʃw]) is a Brazilian politician, broadcaster and professor. He is a state representative for the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL), and is chairman of the Defence of Human Rights and Citizenship Commission on the Rio de Janeiro Legislative Assembly.
Freixo gained national attention when he presided over a parliamentary inquiry commission on police militias in Rio de Janeiro, having a character inspired on him in the Brazilian film Elite Squad: The Enemy Within, directed by José Padilha.
He ran for mayor of Rio de Janeiro twice, in 2012 and 2016, having as vice-mayor candidate on the ticket in 2016 the lawyer and professor at UFRJ Luciana Boiteux. He ended in second in both the run-offs, losing the first to Eduardo Paes from PMDB, and the second to the PRB candidate Marcelo Crivella.
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.
- "Paes é reeleito prefeito do Rio". Eleições 2012 no Rio de Janeiro (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
- "Resultado das Eleições 2016 - Prefeito - Rio de Janeiro-RJ | Gazeta do Povo". Gazeta do Povo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2016-10-31.
| Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byJosé Guimarães | Chamber Minority Leader 2021–present |
Incumbent |