Updated 13. June 2022, 07:06
British journalist Dom Phillips and local expert Bruno Pereira have disappeared into the Brazilian rainforest for over a week. Now personal items have arrived.
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British journalist Dom Phillips and his companion Bruno Pereira have been missing in the Amazon for a week.
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Phillips, 57, who regularly writes for the UK Guardian as a freelance journalist, and Pereira, an expert on indigenous peoples, were researching a book on violence against indigenous peoples in the Javari Valley near the Peruvian border.
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There are miners, poachers and drug gangs in the region.
images imago / ZUMA cable
Brazilian authorities found the personal belongings of the missing British journalist, The House of Phillips and local expert Bruno Pereira, in the Amazon rainforest. “Objects of missing persons were found: a medical card, black pants, a black sandal and a pair of shoes belonging to Bruno Pereira, as well as a pair of shoes and a backpack belonging to the Phillips House with personal clothing,” he explained. federal police on sunday.
According to the fire brigade, the items were found “near the house” of the 41-year-old suspect. Investigators arrested him on Wednesday. According to the police, drugs and assault rifle cartridges were found with him during random checks. Witnesses said they saw a man chasing Phillips and Pereira’s boat. Traces of blood were later found in the man’s boat. Then the authorities began searching the vicinity of his home.
The search for the men is not determined enough
Phillips, 57, who regularly writes for the UK Guardian as a freelance journalist, and Pereira, an expert on indigenous peoples, were researching a book on violence against indigenous peoples in the Javari Valley near the Peruvian border. Two men have been missing for a week. There are miners, poachers and drug gangs in the region.
According to indigenous organizations, the men were previously intimidated. According to the regional indigenous organization, Phillips and Pereira did not arrive by boat on June 5 as planned in the city of Atalaia do Norte in western Brazil. Indigenous people, family members, friends and associates have expressed concern that the search for the two missing persons is slow and not being pursued with sufficient determination. The UN Human Rights Office called on the Brazilian authorities to step up their efforts.
(AFP / chk)