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now, her sister was a local politician and anti—racism activist, murdered five years ago. so, has that personal tragedy given her unstoppable political motivation? anielle franco, in brasilia, welcome to hardtalk. it's my pleasure to be here, and thanks for the invitation. well, it is great to have you on the show. let me ask you — when president lula offered you this very high—profile position in his government of minister of racial equality, did you have to think hard before accepting it? well, yes, because it's a position where we have to attend 58% of the population and we ...

position in his government of minister of racial equality, did you have to think hard before accepting it? well, yes, because it's a position where we have to attend 58% of the population and we have a majority of black population in brazil. but even though we have that number, we have a lot of emergencies and problems and issues that we need to take care very carefully. even though i voted for lula since my first election, i was very happy but, at the same time, i had a conversation with my parents first — just because, you know, my mum and my daddy had just lost another daughter ...

and thanks for the invitation. well, it is great to have you on the show. let me ask you — when president lula offered you this very high—profile position in his government of minister of racial equality, did you have to think hard before accepting it? well, yes, because it's a position where we have to attend 58% of the population and we have a majority of black population in brazil. but even though we have that number, we have a lot of emergencies and problems and issues that we need to take care very carefully. even though i voted for lula since my first election, i was very h...

One of the major blocs in the Brazilian Congress has been waging a war against social movements that promote the occupation of lands in the South American country.

A total of 112 or 42% of returned members are described as agriculturists, a polite euphemism for feudalism