Anielle Franco
Brazilian politician (born 1985)
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Anielle Francisco da Silva (born 3 May 1985) is a Brazilian politician from the Workers' Party[2] who has been Minister of Racial Equality in the second cabinet of Lula da Silva since 1 January 2023.[3][4][5]
3 May 1985
Anielle Franco | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Franco in 2023 | |
| Minister of Racial Equality | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2023 | |
| President | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Preceded by | Nilma Lino Gomes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anielle Francisco da Silva 3 May 1985 |
| Party | PT (2024–present) |
| Relations | Marielle Franco (sister) |
| Occupation | journalist political activist |
Family
Her sister Marielle Franco, was also a politician who was assassinated in 2018.[6] After her death, the family established the Marielle Franco Institute with the aim to seek justice and continue her work.[7][8] Anielle was the director of the institute.[8]
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.[9]
