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How many more will have to die for this war against the poor to be over?

— Marielle Franco

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I will not be interrupted. I will not put up with interruption from a citizen who comes here and does not know how to listen to the position of an elected woman!

The roses of resistance bloom from asphalt. We receive roses, but we will be with a clenched fist talking about our place of existence against the commands and abuses that affect our lives.

Eu sou porque nós somos (I am because we are)

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