Carol Proner: Investigation of judge who attacked Marielle comes at a good time.

247 - By Carol Proner, PhD in International Law and professor at UFRJ - This insistence from Jurists for Democracy (ABJD) comes at a good time, urging the CNJ to investigate Judge Marília Neves for committing a hate crime.

Now that the corruption scandals of the Bolsonaro Clan and the activities of the militia that murdered Marielle Franco are intertwined, the judge's words sound even more hateful.

Let's remember: in March 2018, Marília Neves wrote on social media, shortly after Marielle's assassination, that the councilwoman had been "involved with criminals and elected with the support of Comando Vermelho" (Red Command). According to the judge, "her behavior, dictated by her political engagement, was decisive for her tragic end. Anything else is just leftist whining trying to add value to a corpse as common as any other."

These harsh words spoken by a member of the judiciary deserve exemplary accountability, as they constitute hate speech with the vile objective of insulting, intimidating, or harassing. This was the content of the complaint that the Brazilian Association of Jurists for Democracy filed with the CNJ (National Council of Justice), and which is still awaiting a response..