Overview

• A Peruvian court sentenced former President Ollanta Humala and his wife, Nadine Heredia, to 15 years in prison for money laundering on April 15, 2025.
• The couple was found guilty of accepting millions in illegal contributions from Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht and Venezuela's government to finance Humala's 2006 and 2011 campaigns.
• This sentencing is part of the broader Odebrecht scandal, which has implicated multiple former Peruvian leaders and exposed a vast bribery network across Latin America.
• Heredia, who did not attend the sentencing, sought asylum at the Brazilian embassy in Lima, while Humala was taken into custody immediately after the ruling.
• Humala’s legal team announced plans to appeal the convictions, with the former president denouncing the charges as politically motivated.