British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed concern on Wednesday about the disappearance of British journalist Dom Phillips in Brazil, after former Prime Minister Theresa May called for the case to be given “diplomatic priority” by the British government.
The Conservative MP said Dominique Davis, one of the residents of the west London borough she represents, Maidenhead, is the niece of Bishop Philips and asked for help during her weekly debate with the prime minister.
May urged her successor to “ensure the government makes the case a diplomatic priority.” and that he will work to do everything in his power to ensure that the Brazilian authorities put in the necessary resources to uncover the truth and find out what happened.”
Like everyone in this House [dos Comuns] We are deeply concerned about what may have happened to him,” Johnson replied, indicating that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in contact with the Brazilian authorities.
“The responsible minister has repeatedly raised the issue,” he added.
Dom Phillips, a journalist and contributor to The Guardian newspaper, and Bruno Araújo Pereira, an activist who fought for indigenous rights, have been missing since June 5.in Vale do Javari, a remote jungle region in the Brazilian Amazon near the border with Peru and Colombia, where they were investigating threats against indigenous people from invaders and criminals.
Source: Observadora
