Dom Phillips

The family of Dom Phillips, the British journalist killed in the Amazon, have said they are “heartbroken” over his death and that of his colleague, ...

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Brazil's justice minister Anderson Torres said the remains were found near where the pair disappeared on June 5. | ITV National News.

Mrs May made the plea on Wednesday to Boris Johnson in the House of Commons after police arrested a second suspect in connection with the case. At a news conference in the Amazon city of Manaus, a federal police investigator said the man who had been the prime suspect confessed on Tuesday night and detailed what happened to Mr Phillips and Mr Pereira. Dom Phillips’ wife has said “now we can bring them home and say goodbye with love” after the bodies of the British journalist and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira were found in the Amazon.

Phillips was travelling with indigenous advocate and guide Bruno Pereira while researching a book about sustainable development in a region where criminal ...

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.

to get a very human vision of what was happening." Dom was a very sweet and gentle person. "He made many friends throughout the country. "Today, we also begin our quest for justice. Henrique Cury, a friend of Mr Phillips, told Sky News that the incident was "shocking" for Mr Phillips' Brazilian wife, his British family and all his friends. The wife of a British journalist killed in the Amazon has said his family can "say goodbye with love" after his body was found.

Editorial: The deaths of the reporter and the Indigenous expert in Brazil come amid growing violence against environmental defenders and journalists.

It was just not in the interests of a state that has been captured by extractivist interests and disdains the rule of law, creating a culture of impunity for those exploiting the Amazon rainforest and making its protectors far more vulnerable. But it is essential that the investigation continues, that the facts are fully established and that those responsible are held accountable. The discovery of their bodies, and the police announcement that one of the suspects arrested in connection with their disappearance has said that he killed them, brings an end to the families’ anguish of not knowing their whereabouts.

Relatives say they are 'heartbroken' by the discovery of two men's bodies in Brazilian Amazon after 10-day search.

“President Jair Bolsonaro’s government cannot turn a blind eye to the crimes occurring in the Amazon, nor be complicit in them. Efforts to find the pair were started by Indigenous peoples in the region. “I really hope that the work Dom started can be continued and amplified. “Amnesty International demands justice for Bruno and Dom. Their families must have access to truth and reparations. Investigator Eduardo Alexandre Fontes said Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira, 41, nicknamed Pelado, told officers he used a firearm to kill the men. The remains are still being identified.

British journalist Dom Phillips (L) and indigenous affairs expert Bruno Araújo Pereira. Getty Images/National Indian Foundation FUNAI. São Paulo CNN —.

Having just returned from a trip in the rainforest, his feet and legs covered with mosquito bites, Pereira described a backlash from criminal groups to indigenous territorial patrols. "He wasn't afraid to do the right thing. Pereira last year lamented the diminished state of Brazil's environmental and indigenous protection agencies under Bolsonaro's presidency. Across Brazil, standing up to illegal activity in the Amazon can be deadly, as CNN has previously reported. Pereira, a 41-year-old father of three, spent much of his life in service of the country's indigenous peoples since joining the Brazilian government's indigenous agency (FUNAI) in 2010. Criminal activity there often passes under the radar, or is confronted only by indigenous patrols -- sometimes ending in bloody conflict.

We are deeply saddened by the deaths of Brazilian Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira and journalist Dom Phillips. Our thoughts are with the families of both ...

Bruno has been a tireless defender of Indigenous communities in the Amazon, with unparalleled expertise and knowledge on the continuous threats to these communities. The Brazilian authorities must investigate their deaths and provide justice for their families. They were both also deeply committed to the critical task of preserving the Amazon rainforest in all its amazing bio-diversity.