On June 6, the Union of Indigenous Organizations of the Javari Valley (Univaja) announced that the indigenist Bruno Araújo Pereira and the English journalist Dom Phillips, correspondent for The Guardian newspaper in Brazil, had been missing for more than 24 hours, that is, since the 5th. The disappearance occurred in Vale do Javari, Amazonas, on the way from the Ribeirinha community of São Rafael to the city of Atalaia do Norte. Bruno Pereira had already reported that he was being threatened. Dom Phillips wrote a book about the region. Federal Police, Navy and National Indian Foundation (Funai) followed the case. Watch on TV Brasil On the 7th, Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira, 41 years old, known as Pelado, was arrested red-handed. He was pointed out by several people as one of the suspects in the disappearance for having threatened Bruno Pereira a few times. Pelado was arrested in an approach for possession of drugs and 762 caliber ammunition, for restricted use. On the 9th, traces of blood were found on his vessel. But it was only on the 14th that the suspect confessed to participating in the disappearance and indicated the place where the bodies were buried. On the 15th, the Federal Police went to the place and found “human remnants” there. Operation Javari – Social Communication – SR/PF/A The Federal Police (PF) confirmed, on the 17th, that the remains that were found in the Amazon were of the English journalist Dom Phillips. On the 18th, it was Bruno’s turn to be identified. The forensics concluded that both were killed by hunting weapons. Federal Police (PF) plane arrives in Brasília with remains of missing persons at Brasília Airport – TV Brasil On the 20th, the speedboat where the two missing persons were traveling was found. The exact location where the vessel was was indicated by Jeferson da Silva Lima, who was arrested on the 18th, on suspicion of involvement with the murders. On the 23rd, a plane left Brasilia with the bodies so that they could be handed over to the families. Child Miguel The Court of Justice of Pernambuco condemned, in early June, Sari Corte Real for the death of the child Miguel Otávio da Silva, which occurred on July 2 of last year. The penalty was 8 years and 6 months of imprisonment for the crime of abandonment of an incapacitated person resulting in death. According to the decision of Judge José Renato Bizerra, the accused will begin serving the sentence in a closed regime. But there is still an appeal against the conviction, and Sari Corte Real can appeal in freedom. Watch on TV Brasil: Increase in gasoline To try to contain the increase in gasoline, President Jair Bolsonaro sanctioned, with vetoes, the bill approved by the National Congress that provides for a ceiling limiting the Tax on Circulation of Goods and Services (ICMS) that is levied on fuels, electricity, communications and public transport. The war in Ukraine also impacted fuel prices in Brazil – Rovena Rosa/Agência Brasil Interrupted pregnancy At the end of the month, the case of a girl victim of rape who was denied her right to an abortion came to light. After the interference of the Federal Public Ministry (MPF) the child was able to carry out the procedure, guaranteed by law. Hunger A survey released on the 8th by the Brazilian Research Network on Sovereignty and Food and Nutrition Security (Rede Penssan) indicated that 33.1 million people did not have enough to eat in the country. The data are from the 2nd National Survey on Food Insecurity in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Brazil. Health On the 9th, the government of São Paulo confirmed the first case of monkeypox in the country: a resident of the capital of São Paulo who is hospitalized at Emílio Ribas, with good clinical evolution. The second occurrence of the disease was detected in a 29-year-old man, who is isolated at his residence in Vinhedo, in the interior of the state. President of Caixa The then president of Caixa Econômica Federal, Pedro Guimarães- Marcello Casal JrAgência Brasil On the night of the 28th, a news site published accusations by career Caixa employees that the company’s president, Pedro Guimarães, committed sexual harassment against female employees. The following day, Guimarães resigned from his position in a letter sent to President Jair Bolsonaro. The Special Secretary for Productivity and Competitiveness of the Ministry of Economy, Daniella Marques Consentino, took over in her place. Listen on National International Radio Agency The heavy rains and floods that occurred in Jiangxi province, in central China, in early June affected more than 800,000 people. The rains caused damage to 80 cities and towns in the province, which has a population of 45 million. According to the country’s official news agency, Xinhua, about 32,000 people were evacuated from the region between May 28 and the 6th.
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