The Federal Police reported this Saturday (18) that the remains of indigenist Bruno Pereira, murdered in western Amazonas, were identified in an expert examination at the National Institute of Criminalistics (INC), in Brasília. Confirmation was based on examination of the dental arch. Yesterday (17), experts had already confirmed that part of the human remains found in the Amazon belong to the English journalist Dom Phillips. The material was also identified by the victim’s dental arch and fingerprint. 
The forensic examination of the experts also clarified the dynamics of the deaths. According to the PF, they were hit by gunshots with typical hunting ammunition, with multiple ballins, causing several internal injuries. Phillips was shot in the abdomen and died from thoracoabdominal trauma. In Bruno Pereira’s body, three shots were identified, two in the chest and abdomen, and another in the head. The experts concluded that the indigenist’s death was caused by thoracoabdominal and head trauma from gunshots.
“The work of experts from the National Institute of Criminalistics, in the coming days, will focus on exams in Forensic Genetics, Forensic Anthropology and complementary methods of Forensic Medicine, for the complete identification of the remnants and understanding of the dynamics of the events”, informed the PF.
Prison
Earlier, the PF reported that Jefferson da Silva Lima, known as “Pelado da Dinha”, surrendered to the Police Station of Atalaia do Norte, region of Vale do Javari, west of Amazonas. He is the third suspect involved in the murders of indigenist Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips.
In addition to him, fishermen Oseney da Costa de Oliveira, known as Dos Santos, 41, and Amarildo da Costa Pereira, known as Pelado, also 41, are also arrested for involvement in the death and concealment of the bodies. So far, only Amarildo has confessed to the crime.
murders
Dom Phillips, who was a contributor to the British newspaper The Guardian, and Bruno Pereira, a licensed servant of the Fundação Nacional do Índio (Funai), were last seen on June 5, in the region of the Vale do Javari indigenous reserve, the second largest country, with more than 8.5 million hectares. They were moving from the riverside community of São Rafael to the city of Atalaia do Norte (AM), when they disappeared without a trace.
The indigenist denounced that he was being threatened in the region, information confirmed by the PF, which opened an investigative procedure on the complaint. Bruno Pereira was working as a collaborator for the Union of Indigenous Organizations of Vale do Javari (Univaja) – an entity maintained by the indigenous people of the region. Among his missions was to prevent illegal hunting and fishing in the reserve, as well as other criminal practices. The Vale do Javari Indigenous Land concentrates the largest number of isolated or recently contacted Indians on the planet and any approach with non-Indians can trigger a process of extermination of these peoples, either through the spread of diseases or direct confrontation.
According to one of the authors of the crime, the motivation for the murder of Bruno and Dom would have been precisely their actions in denouncing illegal access and exploitation of the reserve. The PF even said, this Friday (17), that there would be no masters or participation of criminal organizations. The conclusion, however, was rejected by Unijava, which, in a statement, reported that data had been passed on about criminal organizations that were operating in the region.
