“I recommended a Nadine Heredia that he did, knowing exactly the circumstances of his process. “These were the words of Carvalho Marco AurélioBrazilian lawyer of the presidential ex -partner formed by Ollanta Humala and his wife Nadine Heredia. Today, while the former president is held in the Barbadillo prison and his wife remains a refugee with his youngest son in Brazilian lands, the foreign defender of the Humala He has reported to the Peruvian press how the asylum order of Heredia was created.
Although in his initial statements he claimed to have been the main architect of the diplomatic refuge requested by Nadine HerediaCarvalho later pointed out in a national program, that the recommendation was also made by other members of the legal team of Heredia and Humala: “His lawyers (…) recommended (ask for asylum) because there were no reasons for a persecution with preventive detention. (…) I participated later; the decision had already been taken, and everything was very fast. I know that my colleagues recommended it,” he said. Likewise, the lawyer indicated that, as estimated, the decision to request asylum was taken shortly before knowing the judiciary’s ruling against the former first lady: “(the coordinations) I think there were a few days before the decision,” he said.
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The lawyer also pointed out that, for the moment, there has been no talk of providing diplomatic asylum to other relatives of Heredia involved in the judgment of the Judicial Branchlike his brother Ilan Heredia and his mother Antonia Alarcón: “For now there is no talk of that. I do not know the situations of his brother or his mother. I can’t talk about it. (…) Here, the vast majority of people received the lady well (Nadine Heredia) “In addition, Carvalho launched a” wink ” Dina Boluarterecognizing his questioned decision to provide the necessary save so that Nadine Heredia could be asylee: “(…) We applaud Dina Boluarte’s decision to grant the salvoconduct,” he said.
Who is Marco Aurélio de Carvalho and what is his link with Lula da Silva?
Graduated in Law by the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, Carvalho Marco Aurélio He is the founder of the Brazilian Association of Jurists for Democracy (ABJD) and Del Prerogative groupformed in response to the decisions of Judge Sergio Moro, who was in charge of many cases of Odebrecht. These entities have played a key role in criticism of judicial actions during the Lava Jato operation. Carvalho has described the processes against the former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as a “legal aberration” motivated by electoral objectives.
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His link with Lula da Silva It is long data and manifests both personally and politically. Affiliated to Workers Party From a young age, Carvalho has publicly defended the former president in various instances, including international forums such as Congress on the case Lava Jato In Lima, where he presented the irregularities of the Brazilian judicial process. In a recent interview with a Peruvian media, Carvalho He confessed that he has defended and maintains a relationship with the son of the Brazilian president. In addition, he has been a constant critic of what he calls a “politicization of the judicial system”, arguing that decisions against Lula They were part of a strategy to prevent their return to power.
Can Ollanta Humala be asylum in Brazil?
Carvalho Marco Aurélio He was also questioned about the future of the former president Ollanta Humala. In his participation before national media, the Brazilian lawyer said that the ex -president will not be asylum in Brazil, since his decision has been to face Peruvian justice since his own country.
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“We will not ask for asylum for President Humala. He chose to defend himself and verify his innocence from jail. In addition, he also has a political responsibility,” he said.