Two Brazilian suspects in the disappearance of British journalist Dom Phillips and FUNAI (National Indigenous Foundation) expert Bruno Araújo Pereira have confessed to killing and dismembering the men, according to multiple news reports.
Broadcasters CNN Brasil and Band News were the first to report the news on Wednesday. Police have not commented on the reported confession but are scheduled to hold a press conference later in the day.
Dom Phillips Biography
Dom Phillips (Merseyside) is a journalist from the United Kingdom. He wrote for the Washington Post, New York Times, and Financial Times.
He lived in Brazil from 2007 to 2022, when he vanished in Vale do Javari with indigenous activist Bruno Pereira. Philips coined the term progressive house in the 1990s to describe the UK musical style of the time.
Dom Phillips’s age and birthday
The 57-year-old journalist was born in 1965.
Dom Phillips education
For his primary education, he attended a private school in the surrounding area. He later attended a prestigious university to further his education. His educational background has yet to be revealed in its entirety. He moved to Salvador, Brazil, in 2007 and began living there.
Dom Phillips’s family, wife, and children
Though Dom’s parents and his family have shown him support, their identities and names are unknown.
When did Dom Phillips go missing? Is Dom Phillips still alive?
According to the family of a missing journalist, Brazilian authorities have informed them that two bodies have been discovered tied to a tree in the Amazon rainforest. The report came more than a week after the missing journalist and a Brazilian government official.
During the search, police said they collected “biological materials,” but have not confirmed whether they are the remains of British journalist Dom Phillips, a Brazil-based contributor to the Guardian and onetime contract writer for The Washington Post, or Bruno Pereira, a longtime official at Brazil’s Indigenous rights organization.
Dom Phillips Twitter
His Twitter page handle is @domphillips
