Overview

• Oseney da Costa de Oliveira, arrested in June 2022, will be released after 27 months in prison.
• The decision has been met with indignation and concern by Indigenous activists and organizations.
• The other two suspects, Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira and Jefferson da Silva Lima, will face a jury trial.
• Colombian businessman Rubens Villar Coelho, accused of masterminding the murders, remains in custody.
• The killings of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips sparked international outcry and highlighted issues of illegal fishing and Indigenous rights in the Amazon.