Part of the search team in search of the missing British journalist and indigenist. Photo: REUTERS
the bodies of Dom Phillips and Bruno Araújo Pereirathe British journalist and indigenous people who disappeared in the Amazon more than a week ago, They were found this MondayPhillips wife Alessandra Sampaio confirmed.
The information was released by the award-winning environmental journalist, André Trigueiro, of the Globo television network and Sampaio’s personal friend. Trigueiro said the British embassy and federal police informed his wife of the discovery of two bodies on Monday morning.
The authorities They have not yet independently confirmed the news.
However, according to information, from the advanced state of decomposition of the bodies They will be sent to Manaus, the regional capital, or to Brasilia to undergo a forensic examination to confirm the identification of the victims.
Phillips, newspaper contributor Guardianand Pereira Araújo meet missing since Sunday 5 June in Valle do Javaria remote jungle region in the Brazilian Amazon near the borders with Peru and Colombia, where they were conducting an investigation into threats against indigenous people.
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Source: Clarin
