Stock Photo - 10 May 2018, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: Marinete da Silva speaks in her apartment about her daughter, the murdered politician and critic of the police brutality Marielle Franco, while in the background pictures of the young Franco can be seen. ""The murderers should receive mercy. Hate was never preached here"",says Marinete, who will spend Mother's Day without her daughter on May 13th. The politician, who came from a slum in Rio, was one of the country's most prominent human rights activists and was a member of the city parliament for the leftist party Socialism and Freedom (PSOL). She was shot dead by unknown persons in the center of Rio. The 38-year-old had accused the police of several murders, most recently the day before her murder. ""Our princess was active, dynamic, dedicated"", says Marinete. After 59 days, ""My grief is the same, we are thankful that many people are on our side"" adds Marinete. Photo: Diego Herculano/dpa. - Rio De Janeiro/Rio De Janeiro / Rj/Brazil