BRAZIL - British reporter Dom Phillips, Brazilian Bruno Araújo Pereira, boat trip Amazon region, found deceased, 5 Jun 2022 *ARRESTS*

[MsMiniSleuth]

How many men have gone missing there lately if they can't say who these are? Sounds like officialdom intervention.

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The family of a missing journalist says they have been told by Brazilian authorities that two bodies have been found tied to a tree in the Amazon rainforest. The report came more than a week after the journalist and a Brazilian government official went missing.

Police said they have collected “biological materials” during the search, but have not confirmed they are the remains of British journalist Dom Phillips, a Brazil-based contributor to the Guardian and onetime contract writer for The Washington Post, or Bruno Pereira, a longtime official at Brazil’s Indigenous rights organization.

Police said reports that the bodies of Phillips and Pereira had been found were inaccurate.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/13/dom-phillips-bruno-pereira-bodies-found/

 

[MsMiniSleuth]

The Brazilian ambassador to the UK has apologised to the family of Dom Phillips for incorrectly telling them his body had been found in the Amazon along with that of his missing travelling partner Bruno Pereira.

On Monday morning an embassy official called Phillips’s brother-in-law and sister to inform them that the bodies of the British journalist and Brazilian Indigenous expert had been found tied to a tree, one week after the pair vanished on the River Itaquaí.

However, this information was later denied by the federal police, whose forensic science teams have been examining an area where Indigenous volunteer searchers found items belonging to the two missing men on Saturday afternoon.

On Tuesday the ambassador, Fred Arruda, wrote to the Phillips family to retract the embassy statement.

“We are deeply sorry the embassy passed on to the family yesterday information that did not prove correct,” Arruda said.

The Brazilian diplomat claimed that a multi-agency team created at the London embassy to respond to the disappearances had been “misled” by information it had received from “investigating officials”.

“On reflection, there was precipitation on the part of the multi-agency team, for which I wholeheartedly apologise,” Arruda added, insisting “the search operation will go on, with no efforts being spared”.

“Our thoughts remain with Dom, Bruno, yourselves and the other members of both families,” the ambassador said.

Brazil envoy apologises to Dom Phillips’ family for saying bodies had been found

Ambassador ‘deeply sorry’ for ‘information that did not prove correct’ as search continues for missing journalist and colleague

www.theguardian.com

 

[MsMiniSleuth]

Police in Brazil say they have arrested a second man in connection with “the alleged murder” of the British journalist Dom Phillips and the Brazilian Indigenous defender Bruno Pereira.

Oseney da Costa de Oliveira, 41, was arrested on Tuesday and is being held in Atalaia do Norte, the isolated river town Phillips and Pereira were trying to reach when they vanished on Sunday 5 June.

In a statement federal police said Oliveira, who is known by the nickname “Dos Santos”, had been arrested “on suspicion of involvement in the case” along with his brother Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira, the prime suspect, who has been in custody since last week.

Speaking outside the police station where both men are now being held, the civil police chief Alex Perez told reporters he had been arrested at his home in Atalaia do Norte and did not resist arrest.

“Witnesses placed them both at the scene where the crime supposedly took place,” said Perez, who was surrounded by rifle-toting police federal police agents.

Asked by the Guardian what specific crime the suspect had been arrested on suspicion of, Perez replied: “Suposto homicídio qualificado” (“alleged aggravated murder”).

Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira: police in Brazil arrest second man for ‘alleged murder’

Man arrested on suspicion of ‘alleged murder’ is brother of first person held by police over disappearance of the British journalist and indigenous activist

www.theguardian.com

 

[MsMiniSleuth]

• Local news outlet reported the two men had confessed to Brazilian police today
• Two brothers Oseney, 41, and Amarildo da Costa Oliveira, 41, have been arrested
• Blood was found on Amarildo's boat and an oar and firearms were seized
• Phillips and Brazilian Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira went missing on June 5
• It is believed they were travelling on the Itacoai river to Brazil's Javari Valley
• The remote region is rife with illegal fishing, logging, mining and drug trafficking

Suspects in the disappearance of British journalist Dom Phillips and his Brazilian guide Bruno Pereira have confessed to killing and dismembering the men, local broadcaster Band News reported today.

The federal police had said in a statement this morning they were still searching for Phillips and Pereira in what they described as a homicide investigation, following the arrest of two suspects in the case.

Oseney da Costa Oliveira, 41, was arrested in Brazil yesterday as the search for the British journalist drew to a close after his brother Amarildo da Costa Oliveira, was arrested earlier last week.

Reuters witnesses saw police take one of the suspects out on the river where the men vanished.

The news comes on the same day that the Brazilian ambassador in London had to apologise for its embassy mistakenly telling the family of the journalist that the pair - including Pereira - were found dead.

Amarildo, 41, a fisherman, nicknamed 'Pelado', was seen by witnesses in a boat following Phillips and Pereira at high speed before their disappearance.

Suspects 'confess to killing and dismembering' British journalist

Oseney da Costa Oliveira, 41, has been held in Brazil as the search for the British journalist drew to a close after his brother Amarildo da Costa Oliveira, was arrested earlier last week.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[whitelilac]

Horrific.
I feel so sad for the families.

 

[realanastasia]

Man Confesses to Killing Journalist and Indigenous Activist, the Police Say

Dom Phillips, a freelance reporter for The Guardian, and Bruno Araújo Pereira, a Brazilian expert on Indigenous peoples, have been missing in the Amazon since June 5.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Seni]

Its just awful, but I dont believe that two fishermen did this deed, unless they themselves were forced into it by the armed militia operating in the región.

No news about what they actually found, if they did. For the bodies to be dismembered would be a first. Horrible casé.

 

[MsMiniSleuth]

• Authorities have exhumed human remains amid search for Phillips and his guide
• Local news outlet reported two men had confessed to Brazilian police yesterday
• Two brothers Oseney, 41, and Amarildo da Costa Oliveira, 41, have been arrested
• Blood was found on Amarildo's boat and an oar and firearms were seized
• Phillips and Brazilian Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira went missing on June 5
• It is believed they were travelling on the Itacoai river to Brazil's Javari Valley
• The remote region is rife with illegal fishing, logging, mining and drug trafficking

Human remains have been exhumed at the location where authorities were searching for British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, Brazil's Justice Minister Anderson Torres said on Wednesday.

One of the suspects who confessed to carrying out the murders led police to the spot where the remains where dug up, according to detectives.

'I have just been informed by the federal police that ''human remains were found at the site where excavations were being carried out''. They will undergo forensic analysis. Later today, those responsible for the investigations will hold a press conference in Manaus,' Torres said on Twitter.

Human remains found in search for British journalist

It comes hours after the brothers accused of killing and dismembering Phillips and his Brazilian guide were pictured in handcuffs as police led them to the area where the bodies may have been dumped

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[MsMiniSleuth]

Absolutely dreadful.

 

[dotr]

rbbm.

Police: Amazon fisherman confesses to killing missing pair

A fisherman confessed to killing a British journalist and an Indigenous expert in Brazil’s remote Amazon and took police to a site where human remains were recovered, a federal investigator said, after a grim 10-day search for the missing pair.

www.cp24.com

''Authorities said Wednesday night without giving any details that they expected more arrests would be made soon in the case of freelance reporter Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira of Brazil, who disappeared June 5.

At a news conference in the Amazon city of Manaus, a federal police investigator said the man who had been the prime suspect confessed Tuesday night and detailed what happened to Phillips and Pereira. Investigator Eduardo Alexandre Fontes said Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira, 41, nicknamed Pelado, told officers he used a firearm to kill the men.''

“We found the bodies three kilometers (nearly two miles) into the woods,” the investigator said, adding that officers traveled about one hour and forty minutes by boat on a river and 25 more into the woods to reach the burial spot.

Pelado’s family had said previously that he denied any wrongdoing and claimed police tortured him to try to get a confession.

Another officer, Guilherme Torres of the Amazonas state police, said the missing men's boat had not been found yet but police knew the area where it purportedly was hidden by those involved in the crime.

“They put bags of dirt on the boat so it would sink,” he said. The engine of the boat was removed, according to investigators.''


''While some police, the mayor and others in the region link the pair’s disappearances to the “fish mafia,” federal police have not ruled rule out other lines of investigation, such as narco trafficking''

 

[MsMiniSleuth]

The wife of a British journalist killed in the Amazon has said his family can "say goodbye with love" after his body was found.

The remains of Dom Phillips and his companion, indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, were found near where the pair disappeared on 5 June, the Brazilian justice minister Anderson Torres said.

A suspect led investigators to the location of the bodies after confessing to the fatal shooting.

In a statement, Mr Phillips' wife Alessandra Sampaio said: "Although we are still awaiting definitive confirmations, this tragic outcome puts an end to the anguish of not knowing Dom and Bruno's whereabouts.

"Now we can bring them home and say goodbye with love.

"Today, we also begin our quest for justice. I hope that the investigations exhaust all possibilities and bring definitive answers on all relevant details as soon as possible."

Dom Phillips: Wife says 'we can say goodbye with love' after journalist's body found in Amazon

Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira were last seen on 5 June in western Brazil, near the country's borders with Peru and Colombia.

news.sky.com

 

[MsMiniSleuth]

Brazilian police are now questioning five suspects thought to be involved in the murders British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira.

Two of the five suspects are brothers Oseney and Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira, who on Wednesday confessed to murdering the pair with a firearm and covering up their remains.

But Brazilian detectives are believed to be interrogating three other individuals, at least one of whom is thought to have had a hand in the murders.

The remaining two are suspected of helping conceal the remains of Mr Phillips and Mr Pereira and ordering the hit, according to federal police officers who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Cops still need to formally identify the remains they discovered on Wednesday evening, but there is little doubt they belong to the 57-year-old father-of-three reporter and the indigenous expert, 41, who vanished while on an expedition 10 days ago.

Police are questioning FIVE suspects over murder of Dom Phillips

Two of the five suspects are brothers Oseney and Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira, who on Wednesday confessed to murdering the pair with a firearm and covering up their remains.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[AliceDunn]

So horrible. Rest in peace, Mr. Phillips and Mr. Pereira. They knew they were risking their lives by supporting indigenous groups and advocating for the conservation of the ever-threatened Amazon, yet they still went out each day to continue their fight, even after having received threats. That takes way more courage and spirit than I can ever hope to have. I hope that the truth as to what happened will be determined and that justice will be swiftly served.

 

[Mo Thuairim]

‘Bolsonaro’s fingerprints are all over this’: how president’s war on Amazon played part in double killing​

Brazil’s leader has steadily attacked those defending the region where journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira lost their lives

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The bullets that kill journalists, activists and Indigenous people in Amazonia are bought with money from land grabs, illegal mining and logging,” said Marcio Astrini, the executive secretary of Observatório do Clima, an environmental NGO.

“Through his omission in the search efforts or the way he has encouraged these criminals, the Bolsonaro government’s fingerprints are all over this tragedy.”

(...)

‘Bolsonaro’s fingerprints are all over this’: how president’s war on Amazon played part in double killing

Brazil’s leader has steadily attacked those defending the region where journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira lost their lives

www.theguardian.com

 

[MsMiniSleuth]

Brazilian police have arrested a third man suspected of murdering British journalist Dom Phillips after tests confirmed human remains found buried deep in the Amazon rainforest belonged to him.

Phillips, 57, and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira went missing almost two weeks ago. Other remains that were discovered are believed to belong to Mr Pereira.

Police said Jefferson da Silva Lima, known as Pelado da Dinha, has turned himself at the police station in Atalaia do Norte in the Amazon. Officers said the suspect will be referred to a custody hearing.

Two other men are already being held over alleged involvement in the killings - Amarildo Oliveira, known as Pelado, and his brother, Oseney de Oliveira, known as Dos Santos.

Brazilian police arrest third suspect in murder of British journalist

A third suspect has been arrested in connection with the deaths of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in Brazil, federal police said.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[MsMiniSleuth]

• Speedboat used by killed British journalist Dom Phillips has been found sunk in river in the Amazon rainforest
• It was found submerged 20m under the Itacoai river, Brazil, and weighed down with the help of six sandbags
• Officials were led to the site by the latest murder suspect Jeferson da Silva Lim, who surrendered on Saturday
• Phillips was researching with Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira before they went missing on June 5
• Cops were led to their remains by Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira after he confessed to shooting dead the pair

The speedboat used by killed British journalist Dom Phillips has been found sunk and weighed down by sandbags in a river in the Amazon rainforest after the murder suspect led police to the site.

The speedboat was submerged about 20 meters (65ft) deep under the Itacoai river in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil with the help of six sandbags, authorities said in a press statement.

They added they were led to the site of the boat's sinking by the latest suspect in the killings, Jeferson da Silva Lima, or 'Pelado da Dinha', who surrendered himself to police on Saturday.

Two other men are already being held over alleged involvement in the killings - Amarildo Oliveira, known as Pelado, and his brother, Oseney de Oliveira, known as Dos Santos.

On Sunday, police identified five more suspects for the murders.

Phillips, 57, a freelance reporter, was doing research for a book on the trip with Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, a former head of isolated and recently contacted tribes at federal indigenous affairs agency Funai.

They were reported missing on June 5 after traveling together by boat through the Javari Valley, a remote region bordering Peru and Colombia. According to police, both were shot with hunting ammunition.

Shock at their fate has echoed across Brazil and around the world, highlighting the overhaul of indigenous agency Funai under President Jair Bolsonaro, along with a rising tide of violence and criminal incursions on native lands.

Speedboat used by killed Brit journalist is found sunk in Amazon river

The speedboat was submerged about 20m deep under the Itacoai river in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil with the help of six sandbags, authorities said in a press statement.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[MsMiniSleuth]

The family of the British journalist murdered in the Amazon called for justice as his cremation took place today.

Guardian writer Dom Phillips, 57, was cremated at Parque da Colina cemetery in Niteroi, Brazil this afternoon, four weeks after he and indigenous expert guide Bruno Pereira, 41, vanished.

Phillips's widow Alessandra Sampaio was pictured embracing Dom's sister SIan at the cemetery today.

Ms Sampaio, who was also given her late husband's wedding ring, said: 'Now we can bring them home and say goodbye with love.'

Bruno was buried on Friday.

Their bodies were finally returned to the Phillips and Pereira families last week.

Widow of British journalist Dom Phillips weeps at cremation

The widow of murdered British journalist Dom Phillips wept after his cremation in Brazil today as police continued their investigation into the double murder

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[StillDiggin]

Police arrest additional suspect in Amazon murder of British journalist

Brazilian police said on Friday that they had arrested a man known as "Colombia" as authorities investigate his possible involvement in the killings of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the Amazon rainforest.

www.reuters.com

 

[StillDiggin]

Three charged in Brazil with murder of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira

Prosecutors say two men confessed to killing British journalist and Indigenous expert while third participated

www.theguardian.com

 

[dotr]

Arrested for the deaths of Dom and Bruno, 'Colombia' gets freedom, but remains in prison for another crime - Agência Amazônia

Ruben Villar Coelho, known as "Colômbia", is pointed out as the head of a scheme to launder money from drug trafficking through illegal fishing in Javari Valley.

aamazonia.com.br

''Ruben Villar Coelho, known as "Colômbia", is pointed out as the head of a scheme to launder money from drug trafficking through illegal fishing in Javari Valley (Reproduction/Release)

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Arrested for the deaths of Dom and Bruno, 'Colombia' gets freedom, but remains in prison for another crime - Agência Amazônia

Ruben Villar Coelho, known as "Colômbia", is pointed out as the head of a scheme to launder money from drug trafficking through illegal fishing in Javari Valley.

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Jan 23 2023

Brazil police: Businessman ordered killings of men in Amazon

Brazilian police said Monday they planned to indict a Colombian fish trader as the mastermind of last year’s slayings of Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips.

www.thestar.com

''SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian police said Monday they planned to indict a Colombian fish trader as the mastermind of last year’s slayings of Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips.

Ruben Dario da Silva Villar provided the ammunition to kill the pair, made phone calls to the confessed killer before and after the crime, and paid his lawyer, federal police officials said during a press conference held in Manaus.''

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''Villar has denied any wrongdoing in the case. Before Monday’s announcement, he was already being held on charges of using false Brazilian and Peruvian documents and leading an illegal fishing scheme. According to the investigation, he financed local fishermen to fish inside Javari Valley Indigenous Territory.''