"The [Brazilian] Federal Police arrested Jânio Freitas de Souza this Thursday (Jan. 18). He is considered the right-hand man of Ruben Dário da Silva Villar, known as 'Colombia,' who is accused of the murders of Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira and English journalist Dom Phillips.
Bruno and Dom were killed in 2022, in Vale do Javari, one of the most violent and troubled regions of the Amazon, where crimes such as illegal fishing and hunting, mining and irregular deforestation are widespread.
Jânio was arrested in Tabatinga, Amazonas. According to the Federal Police, Jânio will be charged with double homicide and concealment of bodies."
