José Luis Parisi Alegre is a former Uruguayan Army officer whose name appears in several judicial proceedings concerning human-rights violations committed during Uruguay's military dictatorship. Born on August 19, 1949, he served as a lieutenant in the Army and was associated with the Organismo Coordinador de Operaciones Antisubversivas (OCOA), a military intelligence structure active during the dictatorship.
Parisi Alegre is currently listed by Uruguayan memory and human-rights records as processed and a fugitive. Judicial records show that an international and national arrest order was issued after authorities were unable to locate him at his registered address.
One of the principal cases concerns the disappearance and death of port worker Julio Gerardo Correa Rodríguez. On November 24, 2023, Parisi Alegre and four other former military personnel were processed with imprisonment over the especially aggravated homicide of Correa. The case is also classified in Uruguay as involving enforced disappearance and crimes against humanity.
According to Uruguay's human-rights records, Correa was detained during the period of military repression and subsequently disappeared. The historical investigation into his case has examined the role of OCOA and the military personnel who participated in the detention and subsequent treatment of political prisoners.
Parisi Alegre has also been investigated in connection with the disappearance of Juan Manuel Brieba. In that proceeding, the specialized prosecutor for crimes against humanity requested the processing and imprisonment of Parisi and several other former military officers, alleging their participation as co-perpetrators in an especially aggravated homicide. A 2023 judicial decision did not accept the prosecution's request against several of the other defendants because the court found insufficient evidence at that stage; Parisi's situation was treated separately because he was outside Uruguay.
Human-rights records also identify Parisi Alegre in connection with allegations of torture and unlawful detention involving political prisoners. Sitios de Memoria Uruguay states that he was processed for his participation in the torture and disappearance of Julio Correa and that prosecutors also sought his processing over the disappearance of Brieba.
The case has continued to have legal consequences for Parisi. In April 2025, Uruguay's Supreme Court of Justice published a decision concerning his professional status as a lawyer and procurator. The court noted that he had been processed with imprisonment for the alleged especially aggravated homicide and that an international arrest order had been issued after he could not be located. His suspension from practicing law was maintained while he remained legally subject to the criminal proceedings.
Parisi Alegre's legal situation should be distinguished from a final conviction. The available records establish that he was processed and is wanted in connection with serious allegations arising from Uruguay's dictatorship-era repression, including homicide, unlawful detention, torture and enforced disappearance. However, the proceedings described here should not be presented as equivalent to a final criminal conviction unless a court has definitively ruled on the charges.
His case forms part of Uruguay's broader judicial effort to investigate crimes against humanity committed during the country's military dictatorship and to establish individual responsibility decades after the events.
SOURCES
Poder Judicial / Diario Oficial de Uruguay — Proceedings and professional suspension involving José Luis Parisi Alegre. Diario Oficial de Uruguay
Sitios de Memoria Uruguay — Profile and judicial status of José Luis Parisi Alegre. Sitios de Memoria Uruguay
Sitios de Memoria Uruguay — Case concerning Julio Gerardo Correa Rodríguez. Caso Julio Correa Rodríguez
Observatorio Luz Ibarburu — Judicial proceedings concerning Juan Manuel Brieba. Observatorio Luz Ibarburu
