Overview
- Toffoli’s ruling annuls the Odebrecht-derived digital evidence used against the former Peruvian first lady, classifying the files as legally unusable.
- The order instructs Brazil’s Justice Ministry to refrain from any act of judicial cooperation with Peru based on those materials.
- The decision aligns Heredia’s treatment with prior benefits extended to Ollanta Humala and other Lava Jato-linked defendants in Brazil.
- Heredia remains in Brazil under diplomatic asylum granted in April, and extradition or enforcement of Peru’s 15-year sentence faces new practical barriers.
- Peruvian legal experts warn the case could be weakened because key documents—and evidence derived from them—may no longer be admissible.