Storm in Brazil: Fisherman Admits Murder of British Journalist and Indigenous Expert | Israel today

The disappearance of reporter Dom Phillips and investigator Bruno Pereira in the Brazilian rainforests is coming to an end after local police found human remains buried in the ground following the confession of one of the suspects.

 According to reports, a personal quarrel between Pereira (41) and the main suspect in the act, a local fisherman named Emerildo de Costa, was the cause of the murder of the expert and journalist who were recently seen on the banks of the Ithaca River on 5 June.

In a police report, the details of which reached Reuters, witnesses told law enforcement officials that they heard from Pereira that de Costa and his brother Osnai had threatened his life. In it he buried the bodies. "

Simultaneously with the incessant searches, there were also demonstrations by human rights organizations demanding to increase the search for the two who disappeared and protest against government policy and its cheapening in terms of overseeing environmental protection in remote areas belonging to indigenous tribes.

A protest against the helplessness of the Brazilian government in the remote areas of the Amazon,

The affair, which resonated around the world, also drew much criticism from Brazilian President Jair Bolsonero, due to his controversial remarks on the subject after he claimed last week that "the two have embarked on an unrecommended adventure," in his typical style.

In contrast, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said yesterday (Wednesday) during a debate in Parliament in London that his country is cooperating in an investigation with the Brazilian authorities.

Phillips, 57, has lived in Brazil for more than a decade and was a freelance reporter for the British Guardian.

His wife wrote after the announcement that: "Although we are still waiting for final approvals, this tragic result puts an end to the distress of not knowing where Dom and Bruno are. Now we can bring them home and say goodbye with love."

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