Marcelo Freixo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Brazilian politician
Date of Birth: 12-Apr-1967
Place of Birth: Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Profession: politician
Nationality: Brazil
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
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About Marcelo Freixo
- Marcelo Ribeiro Freixo (Brazilian Portuguese: [ma?'s?lw ?j'bej?w 'f?ej?w]) is a Brazilian politician, broadcaster and professor.
- He is a state representative for the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL), and is 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, having a character inspired on him in the Brazilian film Elite Squad: The Enemy Within, directed by José Padilha.He ran for mayor of Rio de Janeiro twice, in 2012 and 2016, having as vice-mayor candidate on the ticket in 2016 the lawyer and professor at UFRJ Luciana Boiteux.
- He ended in second in both the run-offs, losing the first to Eduardo Paes from PMDB, and the second to the PRB candidate Marcelo Crivella.
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