Apparent human corpse found near a Brazilian harbor where missing journalists and researchers were heading

According to a statement by the Brazilian Federal Police, “organic matter,” which is “apparently human,” was found in a river near the port of Atalaia do Norte on the border of the distant Javanese valley at the westernmost tip of the state of Amazonas. I did. Police said they had collected genetic material from both Pereira and Phillips for comparative analysis.

Phillips and Pereira were investigating a project in a book on conservation efforts in the area, which authorities have described as “complex” and “dangerous.”

The area is threatened by illegal miners, loggers, hunters and international drug traffickers who abuse its vast river network.

On Thursday, federal police said they were found on a blood-owned boat. Suspect Disappeared. The suspect, who was arrested for possessing “massive drugs” and ammunition, was arrested and detained on Wednesday, officials said. Materials collected from the boat were sent to the state capital of Amazonas for forensic analysis.

Five others were also cross-examined in connection with the missing pair, police said.

The Federal Police Crisis Commission said it has been conducting “river searches and aerial reconnaissance” in Rio Itacai over the past 24 hours.