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Convicted of graft, Peru’s former first lady seeks asylum in Brazil with son amid Odebrecht scandal fallout

  • Nadine Heredia, the wife of former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala, arrived in Brazil after being granted diplomatic asylum by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
  • Heredia flew on a Brazilian Air Force plane after Peru granted safe conduct for her departure following her 15-year prison sentence.
  • Heredia's asylum request was submitted at the Brazilian Embassy in Lima shortly after her sentencing for corruption linked to Odebrecht.
  • It remains unclear if Heredia and her son will settle in Brasilia or another city in Brazil.
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Brasilia, Brazil. Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira said this Friday that the government granted asylum to the former first lady of Peru Nadine Heredia, sentenced to 15 years in prison in her country for money laundering, for “humanitarian” reasons. Heredia arrived Wednesday in Brazil with her youngest son from Lima, after Peruvian justice condemned her along with her husband, ex-mandator Ollanta Humala, for having received illegal contrib…

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Ollantaytambo | Odebrecht | Nadine Heredia | German Juarez | Lava Jato | Brazil | Lula da Silva

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Infobae broke the news in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Wednesday, April 16, 2025.
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