US missionary who engaged with reclusive Brazilian tribe could be charged with genocide

US missionary who engaged with reclusive Brazilian tribe could be charged with genocide
25 Jan, 2019 6:39pm

An American missionary spreading his beliefs to remote tribes in Brazil has been questioned over his contact with a previously isolated tribe and could be charged with genocide, according to reports.

Steve Campbell has been questioned over an illegal journey he made into the protected area in a remote part of the southern Amazon in Brazil. The area is occupied by the Hi-Merimã tribespeople.

Campbell is a missionary who receives funding from the Greene Baptist Church. He has been inhabiting indigenous land that is occupied by around 100 different tribes for the past month, according to reports. He was questioned by Funai, a local government body who investigate indigenous affairs.

Campbell, seen here with wife Robin, both carry out missionary work in the state of Amazonas. Photo / Supplied

The case against the missionary is still being investigated the Brazilian Federal Police and the public prosecutor.

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