Gabriella Bianchini, senior consultant at Global Witness, pointed out that the figures show that the Amazon is one of the most dangerous places for activists. The Amazon covers nearly 6.9 mi km² in eight South American countries.
The Union of Indigenous Peoples of Vale do Javari says the investigation should be comprehensive and not just focus on the perpetrators of the crime, but on the agents who support predatory activities in this area.
In late October 2022, Rubens Villar Pereira, who is believed to have been the mastermind behind the murders, was granted bail after posting BRL 15,000.
National Public Safety Secretary Tadeu Alencar said efforts should be in line with data from the research by indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, killed in the Amazon along with British journalist Dom Phillips.
Indigenous leaders request protection and more efforts against mining, hunting, fishing, deforestation, and the wood trade. Last year, indigenous activist Bruno Pereira and UK journalist Dom Phillips were murdered for denouncing environmental crimes.
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