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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro

Ex-chief of Brazil’s Indigenous agency charged over murders of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips

A person holds a sign with the images of two men on it and, written in Portuguese, 'Where are Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira?'
Marcelo Xavier sparked fury after Dom Phillips’ and Bruno Pereira’s disappearance by insinuating the men had entered an Indigenous territory without permission. Photograph: Joédson Alves/EPA

Federal police have brought criminal charges against the former head of Brazil’s Indigenous protection agency for alleged acts of omission they believe indirectly paved the way for the murders of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips in the Amazon last year.

Brazil’s former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro made Marcelo Xavier the head of the Indigenous agency Funai in July 2019, six months into his environmentally devastating four-year administration.

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