Paulinho made it 2-1 to Brazil in the 52nd minute from close range after the keeper had parried a shot by Roberto Firmino
Paulinho celebrates with team-mate Philippe Coutinho after scoring Brazil's second goal in the second half against Uruguay
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MATCH FACTS AND UPDATED GROUP STANDINGS
Uruguay: Silva; Pereira, Godin, Coates, Silva; Sanchez (Hernandez 77), Rodriguez, Vecino, Arevalo; Rolan (Stuani 58), Cavani
Subs not used: Gimenez, Conde, De Arrascaeta, Alvaro Gonzalez, Laxalt, Fucile, Urretaviscaya, Campana, Corujo, Lodeiro
Goal: Cavani 9
Bookings: Pereira, Godin, Coates
Brazil: Alisson; Alves, Marquinhos, Marcelo, Miranda; Casemiro; Coutinho (Willian 86), Augusto (Fernandinho 81), Paulinho, Neymar; Firmino (Souza 89)
Subs not used: Fagner, Dudu, Diego, Filipe Luis, Ederson Moraes, Gil, Thiago Silva, Giuliano, Weverton
Goals: Paulinho 19, 52, 90, Neymar 74
Bookings: Casemiro, Marcelo, Alves
Marcelo tried to chest down the ball to his keeper but Cavani nipped in to intercept and was pulled down by Alisson. The Paris Saint-Germain striker got up to rifle the ball home low to Alisson's right.
It was the first time that Brazil had gone behind since Tite took over as coach last summer and it only took them nine minutes to show they would not be bowed.
Neymar laid the ball off to Paulinho in midfield and the former Tottenham midfielder hammered home a spectacular right-foot shot from 30 yards out in the 19th minute.
When Brazil took the lead seven minutes into the second half it was again Paulinho who did the damage.
Neymar skipped away from Uruguay defender Sebastian Coates before lifting the ball over the advancing keeper for his goal
Coates may have been embarrassed after being left on the turf and the Brazil star was quick to console the defender
Midfielder Paulinho had previously scored six goals in 37 appearances before bagging a hat-trick against Uruguay
Goalkeeper Martin Silva could only parry Roberto Firmino's shot from the edge of the box and Paulinho was on hand to knock the rebound home from six yards.
Neymar had a quiet game but he got Brazil's third with 16 minutes to go when he seized on a long ball to outrun Sebastian Coates and deftly lob the stranded Silva.
Paulinho got his third and Brazil's fourth in injury time when he cheekily chested home a cross from Dani Alves.
In the evening's earlier match, Colombia beat Bolivia 1-0 in Barranquilla, while Lionel Messi ensured Argentina beat Chile 1-0 in Buenos Aires.
Uruguay went ahead after nine minutes when striker Edinson Cavani scored from the penalty spot against Brazil
The home side were awarded an early penalty after Uruguay striker Cavani was fouled by Brazil goalkeeper Alisson
Uruguay striker Cavani calmly slotted the ball into the corner after he was brought down in the box by the Brazil goalkeeper
The PSG hitman bagged his ninth goal of the qualifying campaign for the 2018 World Cup against Brazil on Thursday night
For Colombia, it was James Rodriguez who nicked the winner from the penalty spot after 83 minutes to lift his side in to third place in the qualifying group with 21 points, albeit temporarily with Argentina later securing three points of their own to leapfrog them.
Paraguay also took three points to move into seventh place in the 10-team group with a narrow 2-1 win over Ecuador.
The top four teams qualify automatically for Russia 2018 and the fifth-placed side go into a play off with a team from Oceania.
Brazil talisman Neymar was a constant threat despite being outnumbered by defenders during the World Cup qualifier
Neymar covers his mouth as he talks to the referees at the end of the first half in Montevideo on Thursday night
The victory gave coach Tite his eighth win in eight games and lifted leaders Brazil to 30 points in the qualifying group
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