Police in Brazil are hunting five more people who they believe helped hide the bodies of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira.
Guarani indigenous people and environmental activists protested in Sao Paulo on Saturday about the killings
Brazilian federal police alleged on Sunday that five more suspects helped hide the bodies of Mr Phillips, who worked for The Guardian among others, and his friend Mr Pereira. The pair were initially reported missing on June 5 after traveling together by boat through the Javari Valley, a remote region bordering Peru and Colombia.Police officers carry body bags after being led to the location of the bodies In a statement following the discovery of the bodies, his wife Alessandra Sampaio added: ‘Now we can bring them home and say goodbye with love.
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