ACIE’s statement says Peet’s disappearance was reported to Brazilian police on February 17. After an initial review by the Tourist Assistance Police in Rio, the case was transferred to São Paulo’s homicide and personal protection division (DHPP), which handles missing persons cases, it added. In an email statement to CNN, São Paulo’s public security secretariat said that the 5th Precinct of the DHPP’s Missing Persons Division is “taking steps to locate the missing woman and clarify the facts.” “ACIE and its board of directors appeal to the competent authorities to intensify the search in order to find the British journalist as soon as possible,” ACIE added. A spokesperson from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) told CNN in an email that it is “supporting the family of a British woman who has been reported as missing in Brazil and are in contact with the local authorities.”
Brazilian authorities have said they are "visiting locations to find and clarify what happened" to missing British journalist Charlotte Peet. The 32-year-old has not contacted family or friends in more than 10 days. Police in Brazil have sent the case to authorities in Sao Paulo, where she last made contact on 8 February. She had told a friend she was in the city but was planning to visit Rio de Janeiro and had asked about accommodation there. Several days later, Ms Peet's family contacted the friend to say they had lost contact, with her mother then reporting the journalist missing. Ms Peet's father told Sky News she was traced to Gatwick Airport and was found to have boarded a plane to Sao Paulo before the trail went cold.
Charlotte Peet, 32, who worked as a freelance foreign correspondent, was reported missing in Sao Paulo on February 8. She had planned to go to Rio de Janeiro before her disappearance, having reached out to an American friend to ask for a place to stay. The friend told local media they were unable to help as their house was already full. Days later, Charlotte's family got in touch to say they had lost contact with her. The Brazilian Foreign Press Association(ACIE) said in a statement that the case was first registered with police in Rio on Monday. It was then referred to Sao Paulo, as it was the journalist's last known location.
