Three men await trial in Brazil for the killing of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira, but no date is set and Amazon activists still live in fear of violence
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A year after their deaths, relatives led demonstrations in several Brazilian cities in memory of a British journalist and an indigenous expert murdered in the Amazon rain forest. Dom Phillips was an environmental reporter and Bruno Pereira was his guide.
One year after the murder of indigenous activist Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips in Vale do Javari, in the state of Amazonas, the main demands of the indigenous population for a more thorough investigation into the crime and for public policies that guarantee local securitystill remain on their agenda. Vale do Javari, the second largest indigenous land in Brazil, is located in the municipalities of Atalaia do Norte and Guajara. Thisamazonian region is home to the world's largest concentration of isolated peoples, encompassing 64 villages with 26 communities and about 6,300 individuals. It faces numerous challenges such as illegal fishing, logging, and drug trafficking. The legal attorney for the Union of Indigenous Peoples of Vale do Javari (Univaja), Eliesio Marubo, says the investigation should be comprehensive and not just focus on the perpetrators of the crime, but on the agents who support predatory activities in this area. "It is necessary to investigat
The Union of Indigenous Peoples of Vale do Javari says the investigation should be comprehensive and not just focus on the perpetrators of the crime, but on the agents who support predatory activities in this area.