Peru: Former First Lady Nadine Heredia enters Brazil's Embassy, requests asylum

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19:00 | Lima, Apr. 15.

The Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday afternoon reported that former First Lady Nadine Heredia Alarcon entered the Brazilian Embassy in Lima this morning to request diplomatic asylum.

"Ms. Heredia has requested asylum from said country in accordance with the provisions of the 1954 Convention on Diplomatic Asylum, to which both Peru and Brazil are parties," reads the statement issued by the ministry.

It was also reported that both governments are in permanent communication regarding this situation.

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The whereabouts of the former First Lady were unknown after the Judiciary, in an early ruling this morning, sentenced her and her husband, former President Ollanta Humala, to 15 years in prison for the crime of money laundering.

The decision of the Third National Collegiate Criminal Court was adopted by a majority.

As is known, Ollanta Humala Tasso was President of the Republic from 2011 to 2016.

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Publicado: 15/4/2025