Couple convicted for double homicide in Treinta y Tres; hired Brazilians for crime

A man and a woman have been convicted for their roles in a double homicide that occurred in the Treinta y Tres department of Uruguay. The couple was found to have orchestrated the killings, hiring Brazilian nationals to carry out the attacks and providing them with accommodation and assistance in destroying evidence. The homicides took place on January 13, 2025, when two unidentified assailants shot and killed two men and injured a woman in the 25 de Agosto neighborhood. The injured woman was the partner of one of the deceased. The prosecution stated that the attackers were Brazilian nationals who entered the country specifically to commit the crime. The couple was convicted of two counts of homicide with aggravated premeditation and one count of aggravated serious injury. They were sentenced to 20 and 18 years in prison, respectively. The article also briefly mentions a separate incident in Montevideo where a man was shot in the leg after entering a property without permission.