Forensics in Brasilia will try to identify “human remnants” found in AM

THE Federal police begins this Thursday (16) the process of identifying the bodies found in the amazon in the same region where the English journalist Dom Philips and the Brazilian indigenist Bruno Araújo Pereira disappeared.

The Minister of Justice, Anderson Torres confirmed to CNN on Friday (15) that “Human Remnants” Found on site, which will be submitted to an expert examination in Brasilia for identification.

The bodies were 3.1 kilometers from the place where the suspects in the disappearance reported the crime had taken place, in the woods.

So far, two suspects have been detained by police. Oseney da Costa de Oliveira had a 30-day temporary arrest decreed on Wednesday (13). Amarildo Oliveira da Costa is also in temporary detention for 30 days, confessed to having participated in the murder of the duo and pointed out the place where he had buried the bodies.

To the federal police, Amarildo said, however, that another person was responsible for shooting Pereira and Phillips.

According to him, his participation in the action was only when he helped to bury the two. He also told agents that the bodies were dismembered and incinerated.

Asked about the motive for the crime and, according to PF sources, they told CNN , he admitted that Pereira and Phillips were murdered because of complaints about illegal fishing in the region. A third person would have fired the shots at the duo, what is investigated by the PF .

Dom Philips’ wife, Alessandra Sampaio, declared that “although we are still waiting for definitive confirmations, this tragic outcome puts an end to the anguish of not knowing the whereabouts of Dom and Bruno. Now we can take them home and say goodbye with love.”

THE CNN created a timeline that shows the step by step investigation, since the disappearance was reported. Look:

• 05/31 – Indigenist Bruno Araújo Pereira sends a message to the Union of Indigenous Organizations of Vale do Javari (Univaja) reporting risk of death. Bruno worked denouncing illegal fishing in Vale do Javari;
• 06/05 – Bruno and Dom Phillips disappear in Vale do Javari. Univaja quickly contacted the police to report the case. According to information from Univaja, the two arrived at Lago do Jaburu on June 3 to visit the Indigenous Surveillance team. On the 5th, Pereira and Phillips left the lake and left for the São Rafael community, where the indigenist would participate in a meeting. According to the information exchanged via the SPOT Satellite Communication Device, they arrived at their destination around 6 am. After talking to a local person, they both started back to Atalaia do Norte and were never seen again;
• 06/07 – The Federal Police begins the search for Bruno and Dom. On the same day, the Civil Police of Amazonas arrested Amarildo, the “Pelado”, for possession of drugs and ammunition. Amarildo had been pointed out by witnesses as having been seen near Bruno and Dom and threatened both. To the police, Amarildo said he was a fisherman;
• 06/09 – The Federal Police find Amarildo’s speedboat with traces of blood;
• 06/11 – A witness points to the participation of Oseney da Costa, “Dos Santos”, in the case. He is described as a relative of Amarildo; that he had asked the witness for a ride and was armed with a shotgun. Oseney finds Amarildo and they leave together;
• 06/12 – During searches, police find objects of Bruno and Dom. The belongings (backpack, badge, boots) were found near Amarildo and Oseney’s house. The police go down the river and see an area of ​​forest out of phase, as if someone had crossed with a speedboat in an uncontrolled way, two minutes from Oseney’s house. In this vicinity, the police find the personal effects of the disappeared;
• 06/14 – “Dos Santos” is arrested in connection with the disappearance of Bruno and Dom;
• 06/15 – Amarildo confesses that he buried Bruno and Dom, police search for the bodies. The information from the Federal Police was verified by the anchor of the CNN Kenzo Machida.

Searches for missing indigenist and journalist in the Amazon