Uruguay
Favio Freire returned to Isidoro Noblía after serving his sentence and was received by supporters
The former mayor of Isidoro Noblía reappeared in the town after serving a sentence for his involvement in the irregular issuance of driver’s licenses in Cerro Largo. According to El País, there was a caravan, music and a speech before his supporters.
The former mayor of Isidoro Noblía, Favio Freire, returned to the town this Saturday after serving eight months in prison and six months on probation for his responsibility in the case involving the irregular issuance of driver’s licenses in Cerro Largo, El País reported.
According to that outlet, Freire was received by supporters with applause, music and chants. There was also a caravan of cars, pickup trucks, motorcycles and horses that accompanied him to the town.
Upon arrival, he spoke before those present with a microphone and a speaker. “I thank each and every one of you who were here today and the thousands of messages received. I thank God, because without the strength of God it would be impossible to go through what I went through,” he said. He then added: “From day one I asked Him not to let go of my hands, and today, parading through these streets of Noblía, I felt the presence, I felt that He was still accompanying me.”
According to El País, the town was engulfed in controversy last year when it became known that hundreds of people were traveling there to obtain driver’s licenses, for which they would have paid a bribe of more than $ 10,000.
The outlet also noted that the number of licenses issued by the municipality far exceeded the number of inhabitants in the town. Isidoro Noblía has 2,300 inhabitants and, according to data from the Cerro Largo Intendencia cited by El País, between January and June 2025 1,305 licenses were issued, in 2024 2,662 were processed and in 2023 2,172 were issued.
The case led to 24 people being formally charged, including public officials. Freire was convicted as the author of the offense of criminal association, repeated offenses of false certification by a public official and repeated offenses of aggravated bribery.
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