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Suspects in the disappearance of British journalist Dom Phillips and his Brazilian guide Bruno Pereira have confessed to killing and dismembering the men, local broadcaster Band News reported today.
The federal police had said in a statement this morning they were still searching for Phillips and Pereira in what they described as a homicide investigation, following the arrest of two suspects in the case.
Oseney da Costa Oliveira, 41, was arrested in Brazil yesterday as the search for the British journalist drew to a close after his brother Amarildo da Costa Oliveira, was arrested earlier last week.
Reuters witnesses saw police take one of the suspects out on the river where the men vanished.
The news comes on the same day that the Brazilian ambassador in London had to apologise for its embassy mistakenly telling the family of the journalist that the pair – including Pereira – were found dead.
Amarildo, 41, a fisherman, nicknamed ‘Pelado’, was seen by witnesses in a boat following Phillips and Pereira at high speed before their disappearance.
Local police found traces of blood on his boat which are being analysed, and personal effects of the two missing men near the home of ‘Pelado,’ who was arrested on June 7 and has denied any involvement.
They also seized firearm cartridges and an oar but did not say if they were found in the same place or where the latest suspect was arrested.
The families of Phillips, 57, and Pereira, 41, have endured an anguished wait for news since the pair disappeared a week ago Sunday.
It is believed they were on a trip to Brazil’s Javari Valley, a remote jungle region rife with illegal fishing, logging, mining and drug trafficking.
