Brazil Police Identify 5 More Suspects in Murder of British Journalist

Brazil Police Identify 5 More Suspects in Murder of British Journalist
People take part in a protest to demand justice for journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, who were murdered in the Amazon, in Brasilia, Brazil on June 19, 2022. Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters
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BRASILIA—Brazilian federal police on Sunday said that five more suspects helped hide the bodies of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, after having already arrested three men for their murder in the Amazon rainforest.

The police did not name the new suspects, adding in a short statement that ongoing investigations aim to “clarify all the circumstances, motives and those involved in the case.”