Police officers and rescue workers tow a boat with decomposed bodies found by fishermen, near the Vila do Castelo port in Braganca, Para state, Brazil, on April 14.
Police officers and rescue workers tow a boat with decomposed bodies found by fishermen, near the Vila do Castelo port in Braganca, Para state, Brazil, on April 14.
Oswaldo Forte/Reuters
CNN  — 

At least 20 severely decomposed bodies?have been found in a boat off the coast of northeastern Brazil, officials say.

The boat was found on the coast of Bragan?a, northeast of Pará, on April 13, the Brazilian Federal Public Ministry announced Sunday.

Two investigations have been since been opened.

Officials said at least 20 bodies had been found in the boat, but due to the decomposition of the remains it’s unknown how many died on the boat.

The deceased are not thought to be from Brazil but possibly from the Caribbean,?investigators?told CNN Brasil.

Local authorities say there have been no recent reports of missing Brazilians.

Police deploy at Vila do Castelo port in Braganca, Brazil, on April 14, after fishermen reported spotting a boat laden with decomposing corpses off the coast of Para state on Saturday.
Police deploy at Vila do Castelo port in Braganca, Brazil, on April 14, after fishermen reported spotting a boat laden with decomposing corpses off the coast of Para state on Saturday.
Raimundo Pacco/AP

This is a developing story and will be updated.