Bruno and Dom case: defendants claim self-defense
The individuals accused of the murder of British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous activist Bruno Pereira have retracted their previous confession to the police and are now claiming that they acted in self-defense. During a hearing before the Federal Court on Monday (May 8), they stated that Pereira was the first to fire the shots.During an interview with Agência Brasil, Rafael Fagundes, the lawyer representing Dom's family, stated that the accused had previously admitted to the police that they had fired the first shots."That is a natural reaction. It is their right to defend themselves, even if the version they have presented doesn't hold up, neither from the logical point of view nor from the point of view of the evidence in the case file," said the lawyer. Due to t...