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The former firefighter is suspected of hiding weapons belonging to two men accused of murdering the Rio de Janiero councilwoman. The arrest comes after a former police officer confessed to involvement in the killing.

Brazilian police have arrested another subject in connection with the death of Rio de Janeiro councilor Marielle Franco.

Franco was killed in 2018 alongside her driver, Anderson Gomes.

The latest arrest was carried out after a former police officer confessed to involvement in the murder, Brazilian Justice Minister Flavio Dino said.

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The man arrested is a former firefighter, identified by the minister as Maxwell Simoes Correia.

Dino said that Correia is suspected of hiding the weapons used by two suspects, former police officers Ronnie Lessa and Elcio de Queiroz, who are on trial over the shooting.

Simoes had already been convicted of obstruction of justice in relation to the case in 2021 and sentenced to four years of probation.

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