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SIGILO, DIREITOS DAS VÍTIMAS E NECROPOLÍTICA NO CASO MARIELLE FRANCO

Authors

  • Rogério Dultra dos Santos Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)
  • Mariana dos Santos de Almeida Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21671/ap0fqb38

Abstract

The assassination of Marielle Franco represented not only a political attack but also a symptom of the necropolitical structures that permeate the Brazilian state. This study investigates the limits imposed on the participation of victims and their families in investigations into serious human rights violations involving state agents, with a focus on the secrecy of police inquiries and the role of private prosecution (assistência à acusação). The analysis centers on the decision of the Superior Court of Justice in Writ of Mandamus No. 70.411/RJ, filed by Mônica Benício, Marielle Franco’s partner, seeking access to the investigation into those who ordered the crime. The research adopts a critical approach, grounded in documentary analysis and literature review. It concludes that restrictions on access to investigations and on victims’ participation at this stage reveal a pattern of institutional selectivity in which victims’ rights are conditioned by social markers such as race, gender, and class.

Author Biographies

  • Rogério Dultra dos Santos, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)

    Possui graduação em Direito pela Universidade Católica do Salvador (1997), mestrado em Direito Público pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (2000) e doutorado em Ciência Política pelo antigo Instituto Universitário de Pesquisas do Rio de Janeiro, IUPERJ (2006). Atualmente é Professor Titular do Departamento de Direito Público da Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), integrante do Centro de Estudos sobre Desigualdades Globais da UFF (CDG-UFF), Professor e Vice-Coordenador do Programa de Pós-Graduação stricto sensu em Justiça Administrativa (PPGJA-UFF).

  • Mariana dos Santos de Almeida, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)

    Graduada em Direito na Universidade Federal Fluminense.

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Published

2026-01-15

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2024): Revista Direito UFMS

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