Fears for safety of British journalist missing in Brazilian Amazon
by Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro from on (#601SW)
Dom Phillips disappeared on a trip to one of the remotest corners of the Amazon days after receiving threats
Fears are growing over the safety of a British journalist and a Brazilian Indigenous expert who have disappeared in one of the remotest corners of the Amazon just days after receiving threats.
Dom Phillips, a longtime contributor to the Guardian in Brazil, was last seen over the weekend in the Javari region of Amazonas state - a vast region of rivers and rainforests near the border with Peru.
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