Dom Phillips, a veteran contributor to The guardiandisappeared during a mission with respected indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in Brazil’s Javari Valley last Sunday. The couple, who were researching a book together, had received threats during their trip to the remote area of the jungle, which is notorious for illegal logging, mining and drug trafficking. Veteran foreign correspondent Dom Phillips with two indigenous men in Brazil in November 2019 JOAO LAET / AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES On Friday, officials involved in the investigation uncovered a number of new facts, including the discovery of “apparently organic material”. Federal police said tests were being carried out to compare the material collected from Phillips and Pereira’s homes. An “inverted land” site has also been found near the community of Cachoeira,
