2nd Arrest Made During Investigation Into UK Journalist’s Disappearance in Amazon

Federal Policemen carry seized material during a search operation for British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, who went missing while reporting in a remote and lawless part of the Amazon rainforest, near the border with Peru, in Atalaia do Norte, Amazonas state, Brazil, on June 14, 2022. Bruno Kelly/PA Media

Brazil’s federal police on Tuesday arrested a second suspect during its investigation into the disappearance of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous adviser Bruno Pereira in a remote area in the Amazon forest.

The 41-year-old fisherman, Oseney da Costa de Oliveira, also known as “Dos Santos,” is the brother of the main suspect Amarido da Costa de Oliveira, who is known as “Pelado.”