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June 16, 2022

Suspect in Brazil Admits to Killing Dom Phillips and Bruno Araújo Pereira
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Brazilian authorities say a suspect has confessed to killing and
dismembering British journalist Dom Phillips and the Brazilian
Indigenous expert Bruno Araújo Pereira. Brazilian police said the
suspect led them to a spot where human remains were found. In a
statement, a local Indigenous group condemned the murders and praised
the work of Phillips and Pereira, saying, "They were both human rights
defenders and died doing work to look after us Indigenous people." Days
before Pereira went missing, he reportedly received threats for his
efforts to stop illegal fishing in the area. The two suspects arrested
so far are brothers who fish for a living.


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