Dom Phillips: Suspect in killing of British journalist has confessed and taken police to spot where body was buried | World News

The main suspect in the killings of a British journalist and indigenous expert has confessed – and taken officers to the site where their bodies were buried, police have said.

Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira went missing more than a week ago on a remote stretch of the Itaquai River in Brazil.

The human remains are yet to be formally identified and Interpol will be involved.

Federal police detective Eduardo Fontes has said additional arrests are still possible in the case.

Mr Phillips and Mr Pereira were last seen on their boat near the entrance of the Javari Valley Indigenous Territory, which borders Peru and Colombia.

The area has seen violent conflicts between fishermen, poachers and government agents.

Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira, a 41-year-old fishermen, has been described as the main suspect in his case – and a second suspect, his brother Oseney, has also been detained.

His family had previously claimed that Amarildo – nicknamed Pelado – had denied wrongdoing and had been tortured by police in attempts to get a confession.

Indigenous people who were with Mr Phillips and Mr Pereira have said that Pelado brandished a rifle at them on the day before their disappearance.

Brazilian officials had started scouring an area in the Itaquai river after tarpaulin from the victims’ boat was seen – with a backpack, laptop and other personal belongings later found submerged underwater.