British freelance journalist Dom Philips and Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira were on a business trip in the remote Javari area deep in the Amazon when they disappeared, apparently without a trace. They were reported missing last Sunday. The police come with objects that were found on Sunday during the search for Dom Philips and Bruno Pereira. Photo: Edmar Barros / AP Large search crews have searched for the two in the very remote area, who are also described as “illegal”. According to Reuters, a health card belonging to Pereira was found in the area. Searching underwater Missing album: Dom Philips and Bruno Pereira are missing in the Amazon in Brazil. Photo: CARL DE SOUZA / AFP The backpack was tied to a tree that was partially submerged, a firefighter told reporters in the town of Atalaia do Norte, which is the closest town to the search area. It is fall season in the region, and parts of the forest area are flooded. it was, among other things, our search for divers. Armed police and rescue crews are searching for the two missing in the rainforest at Atalaia do Norte. Photo: BRUNO KELLY / Reuters The two were last seen on Sunday morning over a week ago, in the Javari Valley, which is the second largest indigenous reserve in Brazil. The area is very isolated and borders neighboring Peru and Colombia. Got threats Phillips, who previously wrote a lot for the British newspaper The Guardian, was on a trip to the Amazon to write a book about the rainforest. Pereira is employed by the Brazilian indigenous agency Funai. The area is known for illegal mining and drug smuggling. Since 2009, at least 300 people have been killed in conflicts over the use of resources in the Amazon, writes Human Rights Watch. Local indigenous activists say Philips and Pereira received threats while working in the region. The area where it is worth looking for the two missing is characterized by fluff. Photo: BRUNO KELLY / Reuters A local man suspected of being involved in the disappearance has been arrested. Witnesses say he followed the boat of Philips and Pereira, and blood was found on a tarpaulin in his boat. In Rio de Janeiro, there are our demonstrations on Sunday where the participants demand that the government do more to track down the two who are missing. The friends and relatives of the two who are missing, demonstrated for greater rescue efforts at Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. Photo: CARL DE SOUZA / AFP Atalaia do Norte is located right in the Amazon, near the border with Peru and Colombia, and is described as “illegal”.
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