Brothers admit to killing British journalist, Brazil police say

[Judi Lynn]

2. Brazilian authorities confirm human remains found in search for missing journalist Dom Phillips and

Brazilian authorities confirm human remains found in search for missing journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira



June 15, 2022 9:47 PM EDT

Rio de Janeiro, June 15, 2022 – The Committee to Protect Journalists Wednesday expressed its deep distress over reports that human remains were found in the Brazilian Amazon during the search for missing journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, and called on authorities to conduct a comprehensive forensic analysis and investigation into the case.

Phillips and Pereira went missing the morning of Sunday, June 5, while on a reporting trip in Amazonas state’s Javari Valley region for Phillips’ book on the Amazon forest.

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According to Fontes, Amarildo da Costa Oliveira, also known as “Pelado”, a suspect who had been arrested the previous week, confessed on Tuesday night to killing Phillips and Pereira. Fontes said the suspect led the search teams to the site on Wednesday morning, where the remains were found.

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Phillips, a freelance British journalist based in Brazil, had reported for The Guardian, Financial Times, Washington Post, and New York Times, where he covered illegal mining, deforestation, and human rights issues in the Amazon.

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https://cpj.org/2022/06/brazilian-authorities-confirm-human-remains-found-in-search-for-missing-journalist-dom-phillips-and-indigenous-expert-bruno-pereira/