News on Vale do Javari

FRONTLINE DISPATCH —

‘Como Salvar a Amazônia’: leia o primeiro capítulo do livro de Dom Phillips

SUMAÚMA

5 June 2025

Com passagens inteiras escritas pelo jornalista britânico que morreu ao lado do indigenista Bruno Pereira no Vale do Javari em 2022, a obra foi finalizada com a colaboração de amigos e colegas

Amazon news at Glance —

Indigenous murder under Bolsonaro, carbon-sequestering lakes and other stories

SUMAÚMA

3 August 2023

A two-minute summary of the latest Amazon news

ReXistence —

Video: two women joined by the war for the Amazon

SUMAÚMA staff

7 June 2023

SUMAÚMA brought together Bruna e Alê, the widows of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips, to talk about life after losing their husbands in a brutal and still unpunished murder

Our Voice —

Don’t talk to us about ‘governability.’ That excuse is bathed in blood

Eliane Brum ,

Xingu River, Altamira, the Amazon ,

7 June 2023

President Lula must resist efforts in Congress to diminish environmental governance. The Chamber and the Senate are dominated not by conservatives, but by predators. They are on the wrong side of the war against nature.

Our Voice —

Don’t talk to us about ‘governability.’ That excuse is bathed in blood

SUMAÚMA

7 June 2023

President Lula must resist efforts in Congress to diminish environmental governance. The Chamber and the Senate are dominated not by conservatives, but by predators. They are on the wrong side of the war against nature.

ReXistence —

Bia and Alê: “We’re not going to let Bruno and Dom die”

Verónica Goyzueta ,

Cerrado, Brasília ,

4 June 2023

Beatriz Matos and Alessandra Sampaio met to talk about living and fighting for life one year after the brutal murders of their husbands

FRONTLINE DISPATCH —

Opinion —

Bruno’s exemplary achievements with indigenous communities must be respected

Beto Marubo ,

Fabrício Amorim ,

Helena Palmquist ,

2 June 2023

As the one-year mourning period comes to an end in Javari Valley villages, Beto Marubo fears Bruno Pereira's work will be undermined by Congress

Our Voice —

Nature is climate: We forget that at our peril

SUMAÚMA

28 February 2023

The disaster in São Paulo reminds us that we must reinforce the Amazon rainforest and other natural pillars that ‘hold up the sky'

ReXistence —

Fighting for justice for Bruno Pereira with power and hope

Eliane Brum ,

Xingu River, Altamira, the Amazon ,

26 February 2023

For the first time since her husband was murdered, Beatriz Matos returned to the Javari Valley on Monday. this time as head of the department responsible for uncontacted peoples. In this exclusive interview with Sumaúma, Beatriz says she blames Bruno's murder on the negligence of former president Jair Bolsonaro and his appointees, who allowed organised crime to proliferate in the region.

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