Veteran Brazilian criminal arrested for greengrocer's murder in Paraguay

Authorities have arrested a veteran Brazilian criminal, Eleuterio Altamirano, and a young Paraguayan man, Alexis Rodrigo Brítez Barrios, in connection with the robbery and murder of greengrocer Carlos Nelson Núñez. The 43-year-old merchant was fatally shot on July 7 in the Costa Alegre neighborhood of Ypané, in front of his young daughter.

The investigation, initiated following the shocking crime, led to the apprehension of the suspects during operations conducted in Ypané and the Asunción metropolitan area. Law enforcement agents from the Specialized Homicide Investigation Department also confiscated a motorcycle, believed to be the one used in the attack, along with clothing, a helmet, computer equipment, and the suspects' mobile phones.

Núñez operated a fruit and vegetable stand in the center of Ypané, near the local police station and municipality. Investigators suggest that his business, which involved constant cash transactions for restocking, may have made him a target. It is suspected that information about his financial activities was leaked to Altamirano, who had recently been released from prison and was living in Ypané.

Investigators believe Altamirano planned the robbery and recruited Brítez Barrios and another individual to carry it out. They suspect Altamirano was the one who shot Núñez during the assault, taking a fanny pack containing cash and a revolver. The victim's 4-year-old daughter was in the vehicle and witnessed the fatal attack on her father.