According to the local Indigenous Peoples Association, British journalists and indigenous peoples experts are missing in remote areas of the Amazon region of Brazil.
The area is characterized by fierce conflicts between fishermen, poachers and government agencies.
According to the Unijaba Society, advised by Mr. Pereira, regular Guardian contributors Dom Phillips and Bruno Araujo Pereira were last seen in the San Rafael community at 7 am on Sunday.
They returned by boat from the indigenous land of Valedo Javari to the city of Atalaia do Norte, about an hour away, but did not appear.
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— Maria Laura Canineu (@mlcanineu) June 6, 2022
Pereira, who has been threatened in the region, is now away from his post at the Indigenous Peoples Agency in Brazil. Phillips has also contributed to The Washington Post and The New York Times.
A spokesman said the spokesman was “extremely concerned and urgently seeking information on Mr Phillips’ whereabouts and condition.” We are working to reach out to the British Embassy in Brazil, local governments and national authorities to clarify the facts as soon as possible. “
Mass shootings have been repeated among hunters, fishermen and civil servants who have permanent bases in the region, which is known to have the largest uncontacted population in the world.
A Brazilian federal prosecutor said the investigation had begun and mobilized federal police, Amazonas civilian police, national guards and the Navy.
Vale do Javari is also the main route for cocaine, produced on the Peruvian side of the border, smuggled into Brazil for supply to local cities and shipped to Europe.
In September 2019, indigenous personnel were shot dead in Tabatinga, the region’s largest city.
The British embassy said in a statement that it had contacted the local government and was supporting Mr Phillips’ family.
Maria Laura Caninault, director of Human Rights Watch in Brazil, said in a statement: Two men. “
