Police in Brazil say they have strong evidence that an alleged drug trafficker ordered the murders of British journalist Dom Phillips and an Indigenous activist in the Amazon last June.
British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous activist Bruno Pereira were murdered in the Amazon in June 2022Police in Brazil say Ruben da Silva Villar ordered the killings
Police believe Ruben da Silva Villar, who uses the nickname "Colombia" and is in custody, ordered the murders of the two men, Eduardo Fontes, chief of federal police in the Amazonas region, said at a news conference., a 41-year-old Indigenous activist, was "90 per cent" wrapped up and "practically closed".
"The investigations are in the final phase and we have strong evidence that point to 'Colombia' as the mastermind of these crimes," Chief Fontes said. Da Silva Villar has been in police custody since December, but his identity was difficult to pin down as he carried three sets of identity papers, two from Peru and one from Brazil, police said.
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