Hopes are fading for a British journalist who went missing while researching ‘rainforest mafia’ activity in the Amazon.
Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira went missing while reporting on illegal commercial activities in the Amazon
Police have confirmed they are investigating potential human remains found in the Itaquai River, near Atalaia do Norte’s port.Mr Phillips and Mr Pereira were last seen in the Sao Rafael community in the Javari Valley, Brazil’s second-largest indigenous territory. He was arrested on gun charges before being charged with murder and investigators say samples of blood found in his boat have been sent to a lab for forensic examination.
Mr Phillips’ wife directly appealed to the government in a tearful video appeal for more resources to be put towards the effort. The respected journalist, who has written for both British and US national newspapers, has previously received threats for his coverage of illegal logging, mining and drug trafficking in the Amazon.
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