Missing of Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips in the Amazon

The Brazilian Government has learned with great concern of the news that British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira are missing in the Javari Valley region of the Amazon.

Mobilized from the start, the Federal Police Department (PF) is acting in that region and taking all measures to locate them as soon as possible. The PF has made repeated incursions and has been counting on the support of the Brazilian Navy, which has added to the efforts in the search for both citizens.

The Brazilian government will continue to monitor the search with the zeal that the case demands and will make every effort to promptly find the British press professional and the servant of the National Indian Foundation.

In the event that the disappearance was caused by criminal activity, all steps will be taken to bring the perpetrators to justice.

Family members and co-workers of the missing will be kept abreast of the progress of the search.