Find out who Anielle Franco is, future minister of Racial Equality

Heading the Marielle Franco Institute, dedicated to the legacy of his sister – murdered in 2018 with her driver, Anderson Gomes – Anielle provokes dense discussions about ethnic-racial causes.

Anielle holds a bachelor's degree in Journalism and English from the Central University of North Carolina, a bachelor's degree in English/Literatures from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (Uerj), a master's degree in Journalism and English from the University of Florida A&M and a doctoral candidate in applied linguistics at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).

Created in the Maré favela complex – a group of communities in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro – in addition to being at the forefront of the fight for answers about the murder of Marielle Franco, Anielle It is also responsible for guiding social projects, mainly in the capital of Rio.

In 2020, Anielle launched the Anti-Racist Platform in Elections, which engaged black candidates at the municipal level. In 2021, the educator was responsible for the Escola Marielles project, which aims to promote political education for black, peripheral and LGBTQIA+ women in Maré.

Anielle is active on social media, which can bring the Ministry's discussions closer to the population

Another curious fact about Anielle is that she has already collaborated on the autobiography of the American philosopher Angela Davis.

On the social networks, Anielle She is active and provokes her thousands of followers to discuss the issues she defends. At the Ministry, she will be able to use this device to get closer to the population.

After his official appointment, on the afternoon of this Thursday (22), Anielle The networks told about the new challenge: 

“In the name of the memory of my sister and the more than 115 million black people in Brazil, who are the majority of the population and who need a government that cares about their rights to a good life, opportunities, security, food, education, employment, culture, dignity.”

The future minister was part of the president-elect's transition government team and served in the group that dealt with policies for women.

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