Read the full note released by Mônica Benício:
"A pain that has lasted almost 600 days. The news related to the execution of a democratically elected councilwoman, in the exercise of her mandate, whatever they may be, are extremely serious. Because the situation is extremely serious! Serious, because it violates the right to life. Serious, because it hurts democracy. Serious, because for more than a year and seven months I have not had the answer to what happened. The truth is that the answer to who had Marielle killed and what were the motivations for that crime will not even bring her, nor Anderson back.But it is necessary to talk about pain beyond politics, and this is where my voice comes from or where my silence echoes.
It must be said that, in recent days, I have once again been surprised by very important information, in a painful way, through the press. Information whose access is denied to me on the grounds that investigations are under judicial secrecy. Since the beginning of the case, I have dedicated my life to following the process closely and demanding justice. I requested, from the beginning, access to the processes and inquiries that determine the perpetrators, principals and motivation of the crime that led to the murder of my wife. The most recent refusal was in the request for information on the records being processed by the Superior Court of Justice.
I defend that the process takes place in a safe way, committed to the truth of the facts, but that it is transparently respecting the family's right of access. On the one hand, I suffer from a lack of information, on the other, from the press asking me about something I couldn't access. In addition to being very painful, it is unacceptable and unconstitutional that the family is denied the right to fully monitor the investigation of this case, at the same time that Brazilian society and the world demand a response. The refusal to grant the right to a complete follow-up of the case only causes me more suffering. At this point, it is only up to me to say that I hope that all Brazilian institutions responsible for carrying out justice investigate in depth and impartiality the involvement of any and all people who may have some kind of relationship with this heinous crime.
Those responsible must be identified and duly held accountable for what they did so that something similar can never happen again in that country. In the name of all the love I feel for Marielle and the respect I have for my country's democracy, the only thing I expect from the Brazilian authorities is justice. And this satisfaction Brazil today owes to the world that wants to know: Who had Marielle killed and why?"
