Deaths of Phillips and Pereira shine light on a region of the Amazon beset by violence

Authorities in Brazil have uncovered the bodies believed to be those of Dom Phillips, a British journalist, and Bruno Pereira, a prominent Indigenous rights defender. The discovery, on June 15 in the Vale do Javari region of western Brazil, comes 10 days after the pair were reported missing in the Amazon. The Vale do Javari … Continue reading Deaths of Phillips and Pereira shine light on a region of the Amazon beset by violence