THE mystery surrounding missing Brit Charlotte Peet has deepened after three new pictures have emerged of the journalist alive and well.
Brazilian police released two images which are said to show the 32-year-old taking a selfie on a bus to Rio de Janeiro and as well as a third of her sitting at a bar bear Copacabana beach.
A selfie of Charlotte Peet taken in a bar in the Leme district of Rio days after she vanished
Another image reportedly shows Charlotte sat on a bus on the day she disappeared
Annother selfie from February 8 appears to show Charlotte on the streets of Rio
FacebookBrit Charlotte Peet went missing in Brazil on February 8[/caption]
The bus selfies appear to have been taken on the day she first went missing on February 8, according to Brazilian media outlet Globo.
Police were initially unsure if Charlotte ever boarded a bus despite footage reportedly showing her at the city’s Tiete Bus Terminal.
Investigators also confirmed that she purchased a ticket from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro but never used it.
The third image of Charlotte is reportedly from February 15.
Police sources have previously told Brazilian media Charlotte arrived in Rio at night on February 8 before staying at a hostel in Copacabana until February 17.
She is then believed to have travelled to another hostel in the neighbourhood of Botafogo up until Monday.
Detectives are said to have been able to gain access to photos on the Brit’s mobile phone, according to local media.
It is unclear where she may be now but Rio cops now believe she “disappeared voluntarily”.
Police always maintained that it was possible Charlotte could have voluntarily cut off contact with her loved ones.
It is now unclear if officers will be able to use GPS location data from the phone to help with their search.
It comes after police spent weeks searching for any sign of the successful reporter.
Her phone was still active as of last Friday but all of her calls had been going unanswered, according to Brazilian cops.
Investigators also made several attempts to ring the Brit’s device but were unable to get a hold of her.
This led authorities to expand the search, checking hospitals and morgues in both Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
Another area that was being looked into involved her final post online.
Just four days before her disappearance, Charlotte posted a message in a Facebook group.
The post saw her looking for a double room in London — suggesting she may have been considering returning home.
She wrote: “Hello. I’m looking for a double room in South West/East London: East Dulwich, Brixton, Herne Hill, Clapham, Balham, Streatham, Camberwell etc or would consider venturing east to the right place.
“I’m a 32-year-old journalist, friendly, respectful and organised. I love reading, keeping active and chatting to friends.
“Let me know if I sound like a good fit! Thanks!”
Peet, who has been working as a journalist in Brazil since 2020, briefly returned to London at the end of 2023 after her family expressed concerns about what they described as her “party life” in Brazil.
But she decided to return to the country in November.
Instagram Officers are now searching CCTV from a bus terminal in Sao Paulo[/caption]
Instagram Cops struggled to find any trace of Charlotte for weeks after she vanished[/caption]