Former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala (2011-2016) and his wife Nadine Heredia will be sentenced on April 8 for alleged illegal contributions to their electoral campaigns in 2006 and 2011, including funds from the Brazilian company Odebrecht. Judge Nayko Coronado announced that the final argument session in the trial will take place on March 25, with a virtual session scheduled for April 2. The final decision will be announced on April 8 and can be appealed.
The Prosecutor's Office has requested 20 years in prison for Humala and 26 years and 6 months for Heredia. They are accused of receiving illegal economic contributions, including alleged donations from the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez in 2006, as well as funds from Odebrecht in the 2011 campaign, allegedly intermediated by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Additionally, the dissolution of the Nationalist Party, founded by Humala, is requested due to alleged money laundering.
In 2017, Jorge Barata, former director of Odebrecht in Peru, admitted to having delivered 3 million dollars for Humala's presidential campaign in 2011. In an interview with EFE, Humala stated that if there were contributions from Odebrecht, it would have been Barata who appropriated the money. Heredia is accused of having actively participated in fundraising during the campaign and in government actions as First Lady.
The sentence that will be issued in April will determine the legal consequences for Humala and Heredia in this case of alleged illegal contributions to their campaigns, including funds from Odebrecht, which has been one of the most significant corruption scandals in Peru in recent years.
