Bruno Pacheco – Cenarium Magazine
MANAUS – The Command of the 9th Naval District of the Brazilian Navy and the Government of Amazonas determined, on Monday, 6, the sending of search and rescue team and police reinforcement specialized the city of Atalaia do Norte (1,136 kilometers from Manaus) to support the search for the indigenous Bruno Araujo Pereira and the English journalist Dom Phillips, who disappeared on Sunday, 5, in Vale do Javari, in the countryside of the state, after receiving threats.
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Bruno Araújo, a staff member of the National Indian Foundation (Funai), and Dom Phillips, a contributor to the British newspaper The Guardian, were on their way between the riverside community of São Rafael and the municipality when they disappeared. In a note, the Brazilian Navy said it only learned of the case late Monday morning, but has already directed the rescue team subordinated to the Fluvial Captaincy of Tabatinga.
The Government of Amazonas clarified that, besides supporting the search, the police reinforcement will also act in the investigation of the disappearance. The holder of the 50th Civil Police Precinct (DIP), delegate Alex Perez, also set up a task force to work on the case.
“The holder of the 50th Precinct (DIP), delegate Alex Perez, set up a task force between the Military and Civil Police, and volunteers, to intensify the searches in the region, which have already begun. The SSP-AM is taking all appropriate measures to assist in the elucidation of the case, in collaboration with the Federal Public Ministry (MPF), Federal Police (PF) and Funai,” says the government in a statement.
Understanding the case
Bruno and Phillips were threatened before they disappeared, according to the Union of Indigenous People of Vale do Javari (Univaja). Bruno Araújo was a constant target of threats, due to the work he had been doing with the indigenous people, against invaders in the region, fishermen, miners and loggers. Phillips, on the other hand, according to the Guardian newspaper, is working on a book about the environment, with the support of the Alicia Patterson Foundation.
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Because of his work for vehicles such as the Financial Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Bloomberg, Daily Beast, soccer magazine Four Four Two and the energy newspaper Platts, among others, the case gained international repercussion.
The Guardian said it was concerned and the environment editor of the newspaper, Jonathan Watts, appealed on social networks for the Brazilian authorities to launch an urgent search operation for the English correspondent and the indigenous journalist.
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