Brazilian judge rules there is enough evidence to try Ruben Dario da Silva Villar over killings of journalist and activist Brazilian judge rules there is enough evidence to try Ruben Dario da Silva Villar over killings of journalist and activist The alleged mastermind and financial backer of the murders of the British journalist Dom Phillips and the Brazilian activist Bruno Pereira in the Amazon four years ago will stand trial before a jury, a federal judge in the state of Amazonas has ruled.