Terry McCoy

So one day, Bruno is heading back up the river, and they hear gunshots coming. And they look up.

So one day, Bruno is heading back up the river, and they hear gunshots coming. And they look up.

His name was Palado. And they see Palado over there holding a gun, looking at them.

His name was Palado. And they see Palado over there holding a gun, looking at them.

They reported authorities, but they didn't do anything about it. So they went back to the city and continued on with their work.

They reported authorities, but they didn't do anything about it. So they went back to the city and continued on with their work.

You know, the funny thing is you're so worried and you're so worried about what's going to happen. And then when we get out there on the rivers, it felt totally calm and placid and beautiful. Oh, it was a beautiful nature. The river was gorgeous. It was so hard to reconcile, you know, the calmness and the beauty of that place with the violence that I know happens frequently.

You know, the funny thing is you're so worried and you're so worried about what's going to happen. And then when we get out there on the rivers, it felt totally calm and placid and beautiful. Oh, it was a beautiful nature. The river was gorgeous. It was so hard to reconcile, you know, the calmness and the beauty of that place with the violence that I know happens frequently.

But people on the rivers wake up at dawn.

But people on the rivers wake up at dawn.

And he started to lose control of the boat, and then it crashed into a riverbank, and they ultimately dragged the bodies into the woods, dismembered them, burned them, and buried them. And then they went back to their river communities and tried to conceal that they had done anything. And that's what happened.

And he started to lose control of the boat, and then it crashed into a riverbank, and they ultimately dragged the bodies into the woods, dismembered them, burned them, and buried them. And then they went back to their river communities and tried to conceal that they had done anything. And that's what happened.

They were caught in large part because of the extraordinary international pressure that came down upon Brazil. Bruno was a well-known government researcher, and more than that, Dom was an international correspondent with a lot of friends who were also international correspondents who started writing a lot of stories about this.

They were caught in large part because of the extraordinary international pressure that came down upon Brazil. Bruno was a well-known government researcher, and more than that, Dom was an international correspondent with a lot of friends who were also international correspondents who started writing a lot of stories about this.

And it brought about a large-scale search and pressure to find out what happened.

And it brought about a large-scale search and pressure to find out what happened.

Pilato, he said, ultimately, they killed Dom because they couldn't leave him behind any witnesses. But the bigger reason was that he wanted to be able to take control of this fishing cabal that was laying waste to the Javari Valley.

Pilato, he said, ultimately, they killed Dom because they couldn't leave him behind any witnesses. But the bigger reason was that he wanted to be able to take control of this fishing cabal that was laying waste to the Javari Valley.

So he thought because these environmental agencies in Brazil become so weak, the only thing that was protecting this area was Bruno's work with this indigenous surveillance crew. So he thought, take away Bruno, you open up the entire area.

So he thought because these environmental agencies in Brazil become so weak, the only thing that was protecting this area was Bruno's work with this indigenous surveillance crew. So he thought, take away Bruno, you open up the entire area.