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Peru Court Sets Oct. 27 Hearing to Weigh Odebrecht-Linked Case Against Humala and Heredia

The session will test whether the sprawling indictment meets the threshold to advance to an oral trial.

Overview

  • The non-postponable hearing will be held virtually at 3 p.m. under Judge Leodan Cristóbal Ayala, opening the case’s intermediate stage.
  • Prosecutor Geovana Morí seeks 35-year prison terms for Ollanta Humala and Nadine Heredia, with additional requests of 9 to 35 years for 21 other defendants including former ministers and ex-Odebrecht executive Jorge Barata.
  • The judiciary labeled the proceeding high complexity, citing a dossier exceeding 54,878 pages, 23 accused parties, and 11 pending motions for dismissal.
  • The accusation alleges irregularities and illicit payments that favored Odebrecht-linked firms in the Gasoducto Sur Peruano and Gasoducto Andino del Sur projects during 2011–2015, with charges including association ilícita, aggravated collusion, and money laundering.
  • The case advances as Humala serves a separate 15-year sentence at Barbadillo prison and Heredia remains in Brazil under granted asylum following their April money-laundering conviction.