He political asylum granted by Brazil to Nadine Heredia It has caused various international criticisms and reactions. This time, the non -governmental organization International Transparency – Brazil strongly questioned the decision of the Government of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, describing it as a sample of impunity that weakens the fight against corruption in the region.
Nadine Heredia, condemned with her husband, former President Ollanta Humala15 years in prison for money laundering, he entered the Brazil Embassy In Lima on Tuesday, April 15, minutes before the sentence was issued, and was transferred to Brasilia the next day on a Brazilian Air Force flight.
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International Transparency – Brazil rejects Nadine Heredia asylum
The NGO pointed out that the asylum to Heredia “corrupts the figure of the asylum” and represents a “affront to the Peruvian judicial system.” Through a statement, International Transparency accused the Brazilian government to admit a convicted for receiving illegal contributions from the CONSTRUCTORA Odebrech and of the Venezuelan government.
Bruno Brandão, director of the organization in Brazil, was blunt: “After exporting corruption to Latin America and Africa, Brazil now exports impunity”In statements to the EFE agency, he said that the former first lady chose Brazil Because it has become a “paradise for corruption”, in reference to the recent cancellation of the Lava Jato case by the Supreme Federal Court.
Brazilian deputies against asylum to the former first lady
The transparency posture is not alone. From the Brazilian Congress, Oppositors They demanded explanations to Chancellor Mauro Vieira about the legal foundations of asylum. Deputies Adriana Ventura and Marcel van Hattem They presented a formal motion so that the Executive details the reasons of urgency alleged, as well as the impacts that this decision could have in the bilateral relationship with Peru. Likewise, Senator Sergio Moro, who led the Lava Jato case as a judge, questioned whether Brazil is becoming a refuge for “corrupt or drug traffickers from other countries.”
In the document presented to Parliament, legislators warn that the urgency invoked by the Lula government lacks livelihoods, since the decision occurred just hours after the judicial conviction and the prison order, without the clear indications of political or risk persecution for the life and integrity of Heredia. The requirement requests detailed and documented information on the granting of asylum, based on the 1954 diplomatic asylum convention, internal norms and principles of legality, impartiality and administrative morality.
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For his part, Foreign Minister Elmer Schialer said that Brazil’s decision was reported in a timely manner and was respected in accordance with article 36 of the Constitution. “The State was in the obligation, both international and constitutional, to accept the asylum qualification granted by the Government of Brazil,” said Foreign Minister.
