'A full and transparent investigation is urgently needed,' press freedom advocates say of the disappearance of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira.
, which added that the claim was denied by both a federal police statement and a spokesperson for local indigenous association UNIVAJA, which has been involved with the search.The Guardianthe police statement, which said that"the information being shared that the bodies or Mr. Bruno Pereira and Mr. Dom Phillips have been found are without merit."
"As was previously stated, biological materials and personal belongings of the missing men were found and are being examined," the police statement continued, referencing items found on Saturday in an area of flooded forest by an Indigenous search team."As soon as any finds are made the family, and the media will be immediately informed."
The newspaper noted that the Phillips' family said that the claim about the bodies came during a call with an aide to the Brazilian ambassador to the United Kingdom: "He said he wanted us to know that… they had found two bodies," said Paul Sherwood, Phillips's brother-in-law."He didn't describe the location and just said it was in the rainforest and he said they were tied to a tree and they hadn't been identified yet."
Sherwood added:"He said that when it was light, or when it was possible they would do an identification."it is an"incredibly distressing and awful situation," and that"I think it's likely they've been ambushed by some illegal criminal activity there, possibly to do with illegal fishing."Related Content
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