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A man who allegedly ordered his henchman to track down and kill an Indigenous tribes expert in June in the Amazon Rainforest has been captured, police said.
According to law enforcement officials in Brazil, Rubén Dario da Silva Villar- also known as Colômbia - ordered a kill on Bruno Pereira, 41, an activist who was helping Indigenous tribes combat illegal fishing and hunting.
When Villar's men went after the activist, chasing him in a boat and shooting at him, they also shot and killed British journalist Dom Phillips, 57, who was in the Amazon researching for a book.
Villar, an illegal fishing trafficker, is the fourth man arrested after three were arrested and charged last year in connection to their murders.
Federal police say they are still searching for one man who they believe gave one of the guns to a gunman and also helped hide the bodies.
A kill was allegedly ordered on Bruno Pereira, 41, an activist who was helping Indigenous tribes combat illegal fishing and hunting
Dom Phillips, 57, was in the Amazon researching for a book
Villar was initially arrested in July after the murders for using a false investigation during questioning but he was later released.
He was arrested again in December for breaking the rules of his release and has been detained since that incident.
On Monday, law enforcement officials said during a press conference Villar provided the ammunition to kill the pair, made phone calls to the confessed killer before and after the crime, and paid his lawyer.
The group of officials said they plan to charge Villar with the murders, ordered because he believed Pereira was hurting his business with his activism.
Pereira and Phillips were traveling in the Amazon in June to meet with a group of Indigenous men who patrolling the Javari Valley.
The area is home to a remote Indigenous reservation with 19 different groups.
Protests erupted in Brazil and around the world over the deaths of Perira and Phillips
Beatriz Matos, the widow of human rights activist Bruno Pereira, center, and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil's former president, second left, attend an event with the indigenous community
Brazilians and indigenous groups held memorials for the two men in the weeks after their disappearance and deaths
Pereira, a former top
