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Confessed murderers Elcio de Queiroz (R) and Ronnie Lessa (L) talk to the courtroom through video conference during the first day of the public trial of Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes' murderers at the Justice Tribunal Court in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on October 30, 2024. Almost seven years after the murder of Brazilian councillor Marielle Franco, two detainees who admitted their involvement, the attacker and an accomplice, began their trial on Wednesday before a popular jury in Rio de Janeiro. (Photo by Mauro PIMENTEL / AFP) (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images)

Confessed murderers Elcio de Queiroz (R) and Ronnie Lessa (L) talk to the courtroom through video conference during the first day of the public trial of Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes' murderers at the Justice Tribunal Court in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on October 30, 2024. Almost seven years after the murder of Brazilian councillor Marielle Franco, two detainees who admitted their involvement, the attacker and an accomplice, began their trial on Wednesday before a popular jury in Rio de Janeiro. (Photo by Mauro PIMENTEL / AFP) (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images)