Phillips, Dom (Journalist)
Man Confesses to Killing 2 Men Missing in the Amazon, Police Say
BRASÍLIA — A fisherman confessed that he helped kill a British journalist and a Brazilian expert on Indigenous peoples and then went with the authorities to look for their bodies on Wednesday, according to the Brazilian federal police. It was a grim breakthrough in the 10-day search for the missing men deep in the Amazon […]
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Men Missing in Amazon Faced Threats Before They Disappeared
RIO DE JANEIRO — The Javari Valley in the Amazon rainforest is one of the most isolated places on the planet. It is a densely forested Indigenous reserve the size of Maine where there are virtually no roads, trips can take a week by boat and at least 19 Indigenous groups are believed to still […]
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British Journalist and Brazilian Indigenous Expert Missing in the Amazon
Brazilian journalists and Indigenous activists criticized the authorities’ search efforts late Monday, in part because it appeared that they had still not used a helicopter, which could be crucial in finding the men in such a vast and remote area. The army also initially said late Monday that it had not received authorization to dispatch […]
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