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Brazil police find blood on suspect's boat in case of missing British journalist

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Traces of blood have been found on the boat of a suspect arrested in connection with the disappearance of a British journalist and a Brazilian indigenous expert in the Amazon, authorities said Thursday, as calls grew to intensify the search.

AFP

Dom Phillips: Sister of Brit journalist missing in Amazon tells London vigil she is hopeful he will be found

The sister of a British journalist missing in the Amazon rainforest has told a London vigil she remains hopeful he will be found.

Evening Standard

Javari valley: the lawless primal wilderness where Dom Phillips went missing

The largest refuge for Indigenous tribes living in isolation is also a hotspot for poachers and illegal loggers and a major smuggling route for cocaine traffickers

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Brazil police probe ties to illegal fishing in case of missing British journalist

Brazilian police investigating the disappearance of a British journalist and an indigenous expert in the Amazon rainforest are focusing on people involved in illegal fishing and poaching in indigenous lands, three officers told Reuters.

Reuters

Activists decry French retailer over Amazon deforestation

Environmental groups and indigenous representatives from Brazil are protesting outside the main Paris courthouse, urging quick trial for a France-based supermarket chain that's accused of selling beef allegedly linked to Amazon deforestation

The Independent UK

Dom Phillips missing: Family's hope 'caring man' will be found after suspicious disappearance

Football legend Pele has joined the campaign after the former Bristol resident went missing in the Amazon

Bristol Post

Brazil sends helicopters to search for 2 missing in Amazon

Brazilian authorities have begun using helicopters to search for a British journalist and Indigenous official missing for three days in a remote area of the Amazon rainforest

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Survival expert Ray Mears 'hopeful' missing Brit Dom Phillips in Amazon is still alive

Ray Mears, a survival expert, has called the area where veteran Brit journalist Dom Phillips and his Brazilian colleague Bruno Araujo Pereir disappeared in the rainforest the new "Wild West"

Daily Mirror

Dom Phillips: sister of missing journalist still hopeful he will be found

Sian Phillips joins London vigil for Briton and the Brazilian Bruno Araújo Pereira who have vanished in Amazon

The Guardian - UK

Dom Phillips: Pelé calls on Brazil to step up search for missing Amazon pair as helicopters deployed

A suspect, believed to be one of the men who issued a death threat to the pair, is arrested

The Independent UK

Sister of British journalist missing in Amazon still has hope he will be found

The vigil was organised by Greenpeace UK and attended by Sian and Gareth Phillips, the sister and brother of missing journalist Dom Phillips.

The Independent UK

Dom Phillips missing: Police question man as Amazon forest search enters its third day

Veteran journalist Dom Phillips went missing in the Javari Valley in the Amazon along with Bruno Araujo Pereir, an Indigenous affairs official, shortly after being threatened by a group of men

Daily Mirror

London vigil held for missing British journalist as Pelé joins calls for Brazil to step up search

A vigil has been held outside the Brazilian Embassy in London for a British journalist and indigenous affairs official who went missing in the Amazon rainforest earlier this week.

Evening Standard

Vigil for British journalist and indigenous affairs official missing in Amazon

Well-wishers are expected to gather outside the Brazilian Embassy.

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Brazil police arrest one in case of missing reporter, expert

Manaus (Brazil) (AFP) - Brazilian authorities on Wednesday arrested a man in connection with the disappearance of a British journalist and a local indigenous expert in the Amazon, police said, as calls mounted for officials to deliver answers on what happened to them.

AFP

Calls mount for Brazil to find missing British reporter, expert

Brasília (AFP) - Pressure mounted Wednesday on Brazil's government to redouble efforts to find a British journalist and Brazilian indigenous expert missing in the Amazon, as the search entered its fourth day and a suspect was reportedly detained.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on an Amazon disappearance: find Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira

Editorial: A British journalist and Brazilian Indigenous advocate have vanished. The authorities must scale up a lacklustre response

The Guardian - US

Pelé joins calls for Brazil to step up search for pair missing in Amazon

Three-time World Cup winner joined sports, culture and media figures in calling for action over Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira

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The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Crime, impunity surge in Amazon's Javari Valley

A British journalist and an Indigenous affairs official are missing in the Amazon region’s Javari Valley

AFP

Amazon's indigenous leaders make plea at Americas summit

Los Angeles (AFP) - The custodians of the primal forests that stretch across eight Latin American countries said national leaders gathering in Los Angeles this week had to listen to them if they wanted to save the Amazon.

Reuters

Soccer great Pele urges Brazil authorities to ramp up search for British journalist

Brazilian soccer legend Pele on Wednesday urged the country's authorities to intensify their search for a British journalist and an indigenous expert that went missing in the Amazon jungle on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Brazil police questioning suspect in Amazon disappearances

Brazilian police say they are questioning a suspect in the disappearance of a British journalist and an Indigenous affairs official who went missing in a remote part of the Amazon rainforest more than three days ago

The Guardian - US

Brazilian police say ‘no evidence of crime’ in search for missing journalist

Police detain man on drugs and weapons charges but say too early to link arrest directly to disappearance in Amazon of Dom Phillips

The Guardian - US

Bruno Pereira: the dedicated defender of Indigenous rights missing in Brazil

Indigenous expert last seen travelling with British journalist Dom Phillips was ousted from official role after Bolsonaro took office

Evening Standard

Dom Phillips: Missing British journalist’s wife issues emotional video plea to find ‘love of my life’

Alessandra Sampaio said she still had ‘some small hope’ of finding him

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