President says he expects disappearance outcome in “the next few hours”
The president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) said this Wednesday (June 15, 2022) that he expects “in the next hours” the disclosure of clarifications on the case of the British journalist Dom Phillips and the indigenist Bruno Pereira, disappeared since June 5th. The 2 were last seen in Vale do Javari, in Amazonas.
“People regret the disappearance. An Englishman and a Brazilian who knew the dangers of the region. And from what everything indicates in the next few hours, from what everything indicates so far, this will be revealed, this disappearance”, he said at an event at the Planalto Palace.
The Chief Executive stated that he is being blamed for the disappearance of the pair. He stated that, in 2005, the government of the then president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (EN) was not held responsible for the murder of missionary Dorothy Stang.
“Since the 1st day, last Sunday, our Navy was in the field. They’re blaming me now for that. When they killed Dorothy Stang, nobody blamed the government. It was left. But it’s ok, we’ll do our part”, declared.
The Federal Police arrested on Tuesday (June 14) Oseney da Costa de Oliveira, 41, known as “Dos Santos”. He is suspected of having participated in the case along with Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira, the “Naked”arrested on June 7.
the broadcaster BandNews announced on Wednesday afternoon (June 15) that Oseney would have confessed in testimony that he killed the journalist and the indigenist. The Federal Police has not yet confirmed the information.
Phillips and Pereira were in the region to interview indigenous people. Pereira was an employee of Funai (National Indian Foundation). The area where both were last seen, the Vale do Javari, is on the border with Peru and is a route of circulation for international drug trafficking. The region is also a target for loggers, prospectors and fishermen.
Sanction
At the event, Bolsonaro signed two provisional measures and two bills. The president sanctioned the use of Funapol (Fund for the Equipment and Operationalization of the Federal Police’s core activities) to pay indemnities and health expenses for Federal Police employees. The measure allows the payment of bonuses for the time of “on notice” of the professionals of the corporation.
The president also sanctioned the MP that created the National Program for the Provision of Voluntary Civil Service, an initiative of the Ministry of Labor and Welfare. Two other texts became law: the title of national capital of Moda Infantil to the municipality of Gaspar (SC) and the appointment of Engineer Manoel dos Passos Barros of the viaduct located at the junction of BR-101 with BR-262, in Cariacica (ES) .
Sanctions must still be published in the DOU (Official Union Gazette). The General Secretariat did not report any vetoes to the signed texts.
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