"Brazilian Federal Police concluded that the murder of Indigenous affairs activist Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips, which occurred on June 5, 2022 in the Javari Valley, northern Amazonas, was due to surveillance activities [encouraged by Pereira] in the Amazon.
The police also accused Rubén Dario da Silva Villar, known as 'Colombia,' as the mastermind behind the crime. Eight other people were accused of being involved.
The investigation was concluded and sent to the federal Public Prosecutor's Office last Friday [Nov. 1]."
