Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira: Suspect admits shooting missing Amazon pair, Brazil police say
BBC News says Brazilian police say a suspect has confessed to shooting missing British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira.
Detective Eduardo Fontes said the man, Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira, took investigators to a site where human remains were dug up.
He said police would work with Interpol to confirm the bodies’ identities.
Mr Phillips, 57, and Mr Pereira, 41, disappeared in a remote part of the Amazon rainforest on 5 June.
Two suspects, brothers Amarildo and Oseney da Costa de Oliveira, have been arrested in connection with the case.
Detective Fontes told journalists the “first suspect” – Amarildo – had “recounted in detail the crime that was committed and indicated the place where he buried the bodies”. His brother denies any involvement.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-61820607
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