An English journalist and a Brazilian indigenista disappear in a remote area of ​​the Amazon

• Amazon The Yanomami indigenous people, on the verge of extermination due to illegal mining in Brazil

The English journalist

correspondent for

in

and the indigenist

an official of the

of the Brazilian Government, disappeared in the depths of the Brazilian

, on the border with

They were in the

one of the areas in the world with the most uncontacted indigenous people, to

They disappeared when they were traveling by boat between the riverside community of

and the city of

the

Seeing that they did not arrive in the city on June 5, when scheduled, indigenous people from the area who do have regular contact with non-indigenous people formed groups to look for them, but "no trace has been found" so far.

The two disappeared

more than enough for the return trip.

It is speculated that they could have been lost in one of the tributaries of

or that they may have suffered an attack.

Pereira accompanied the journalist to interview indigenous leaders who defend that portion of the Amazon jungle, and he was very knowledgeable about the area.

He was coordinator of the

for years, and during this time he suffered constant threats for defending the indigenous territory from illegal invaders: loggers, fishermen and 'garimpeiros', prospectors for gold and precious stones.

The

area is one of the most remote and dangerous points in Brazil, as it is also an ideal porous area for drug trafficking from Peru.

Uncontacted indigenous communities can also pose a danger: two years ago, another

was killed by an arrow in the neighboring state of

The

have already been notified of the disappearance of

and

to launch the search tasks.

The international organization

expressed its concern and asked the Government to be quick: "It is extremely important that the Brazilian authorities dedicate all available and necessary resources to the immediate conduct of searches, to guarantee, as soon as possible, the security of the two," the organization said in a statement.

JOAO LAETAP

The Guardian

reported in a statement that it is in contact with the British embassy in Brazil and with local authorities to

and conditions in which the journalist is found as soon as possible.

The indigenous land of the Javari Valley covers an area of ​​more than 8,500 hectares and has an

, according to data from

Most of these indigenous people belong to communities that were not contacted, a reason that led the Brazilian State to officially protect this territory in 2001. Despite legal protection, illegal invasions are recurrent and pose a serious threat to the villages.

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