Former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala was sentenced to 15 years in prison for receiving illicit campaign funds from Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht. His wife, Nadine Heredia, was also sentenced to 15 years and has sought asylum at the Brazilian embassy in Lima due to her cancer diagnosis. This makes Humala the nation’s latest former leader to be behind bars, joining others like Alejandro Toledo, Pedro Castillo, and Alberto Fujimori who have also been imprisoned. During his trial, Humala denied the charges as political persecution and claimed prosecutors failed to prove the illegal origin of the funds. Odebrecht, now known as Novonor, admitted to bribing governments across Latin America to secure contracts, leading to several high-profile corruption cases in Peru. Humala’s imprisonment will begin immediately while he plans to appeal the conviction once the final ruling is issued. This case is part of the larger “Lava Jato” scandal that has implicated multiple former presidents in corruption. Overall, former Odebrecht executives have revealed that the firm financed numerous presidential candidates in Peru over nearly three decades, highlighting the widespread nature of corruption in the country’s political system.
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