Two men arrested in probe into 2018 killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman

Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco was killed in 2018 (Ellis Rua/AP/PA)

Federal police in Brazil have arrested the men suspected of ordering the killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco in 2018.

The assassination of the 38-year-old black, bisexual Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman in a drive-by shooting shook the country profoundly.