Overview
- The Defense Ministry confirmed a total of R$345,013.56 for the April mission, detailing R$318,009.20 in logistics, R$7,547.62 in crew per diems, and R$19,456.74 in airport handling fees.
- An FAB E-135 Shuttle (VC-99C) with a six‑member crew executed the Brasília–Lima operation, which the Air Force says was authorized via a Foreign Ministry letter from President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, with no prior cost estimate.
- The figures were released on Nov. 14 in response to an information request by federal deputy Marcel van Hattem, providing specifics on aircraft, crew and itinerary.
- The Air Force had classified the mission’s cost details as secret for five years in June, yet the government has now provided the breakdown publicly.
- Transparency International – Brazil criticized Supreme Court minister Dias Toffoli for extending a ruling that deems Odebrecht’s Drousys and My Web Day B evidence unusable, a development reported as relevant to Heredia’s case; Peru has not requested her extradition.