According to a news story citing the British man's wife, two bodies thought to be those of British journalist Dom Phillips and native expert Bruno Pereira had been discovered in the Amazon.

They have been lost for over a week in the Brazilian jungles.

On Sunday, clothing belonging to Mr. Pereira was discovered beside his health identification card. A rucksack containing Mr. Phillips's dress and both men's boots have also been retrieved.

The G1 news website said that Alessandra Sampaio, Mr. Phillips's wife, was informed on Monday that the remains had been discovered and where they were collected.

According to a police statement, only the missing males' biological material and personal belongings had been discovered to date.

The authorities have not yet confirmed that the bodies have been discovered.

On Sunday, June 5, witnesses reportedly spotted Mr. Pereira and Mr. Phillips, a freelance journalist, traveling by river.

The two guys were on a reporting mission in the isolated rainforest region near the Peruvian and Colombian border, home to the most significant number of uncontacted indigenous people in the world. The anarchic and rugged territory has attracted cocaine-trafficking gangs, illicit loggers, miners, and hunters.

Paul Sherwood, the brother-in-law of Mr. Phillips, reported that his family had been informed by the Brazilian envoy to the United Kingdom that the bodies had been discovered tied to a tree.

"He stated that he wanted us to know... Mr. Sherwood told the British daily The Guardian that they had discovered two bodies.

"He did not identify the area, only stating that it was in a rainforest and that the individuals were tied to a tree and had not yet been recognized.

He stated that identification would be made when it was light or possible.

The men's things were recovered hours after friends and family maintained a vigil on a Rio de Janeiro beach.

78-year-old Maria Lucia Farias stated, "At first, we had a ludicrous belief that they had sensed danger and hid in the jungle." "No longer any longer."

In an online message, the mother-in-law of Mr. Phillips stated, "They are no longer with us, and they were whisked away by nature with a grateful embrace.

"Their souls have joined the souls of so many others who sacrificed their lives defending the rainforest and indigenous peoples."

Those assembled on the shore had little hope for the men's safety, mainly when officials reported discovering a second boat with blood traces and possible human remains, which were still being examined.

Mateus Duarte, Mr. Phillips's 13-year-old nephew, stated, "I used to walk on this beach with my uncle."

The pair was anticipated to return to the city of Atalaia do Norte after traveling by boat to the Jaburu lake. They were the last saw in Sao Gabriel, a town close to their goal.

Last week, they allegedly "received threats in the field." Mr. Pereira, a specialist with Brazil's indigenous affairs agency Funai, has received regular threats from loggers and miners attempting to attack the land of isolated indigenous tribes.

Personal effects possibly belonging to the missing men were discovered "near the house" of Amarildo Costa de Oliveira, the only individual arrested in the case and who witnesses say followed the guys upriver, according to the Amazonas Fire Department.