Marcelo Ribeiro Freixo () is a Brazilian

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and

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affiliated to the

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(PT). He had served as a

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for the

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(PSB), and was formerly 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 Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...

, having a character inspired on him in the Brazilian film '' Elite Squad: The Enemy Within'', directed by

José Padilha José Bastos Padilha Neto (; born 1 August 1967) is a Brazilian film director, Film producer, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the Brazilian critical and financial successes ''Elite Squad'' and ''Elite Squad: The Enemy ...

. He ran for mayor of Rio de Janeiro twice, in 2012 and

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

, having as vice-mayor candidate on the ticket in 2016 the lawyer and professor at

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Luciana Boiteux. He ended in second in both the run-offs, losing the first to

Eduardo Paes Eduardo da Costa Paes (, born 14 November 1969) is a Brazilian politician who became the mayor of Rio de Janeiro from 2009 to 2012, reelected for a second term from 2013 to 2016 and a third in 2021. He is the city's 13th mayor. On 12 August, ...

from

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, and the second to the

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candidate

Marcelo Crivella Marcelo Bezerra Crivella (; born 9 October 1957) is a Brazilian Evangelical pastor, gospel singer and politician. He served as the mayor of the city of Rio de Janeiro from 1 January 2017 until 31 December 2020. In the 2020 election, Crivella ran ...

. On 16 June 2021, Freixo left PSOL for PSB, in preparation for the

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. He left the

(PSB) and joined the Workers' Party (PT) in January 2023.

References

, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Freixo, Marcelo 1967 births Living people People from Niterói Workers' Party (Brazil) politicians Brazilian Socialist Party politicians Socialism and Liberty Party politicians Members of the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Rio de Janeiro (state)