Black women in Brazilian elections

The World

The wave of black women as political candidates this year extends itself to Brazil. Since the assassination of Marielle Franco, there has been an uptick in black women candidates running on a progressive platform. Marco Werman speaks with reporter Catherine Osborn about Franco and the upcoming October elections in Brazil.

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