The Foreign Relations Commission of Brazil’s Senate unanimously approved a request for Foreign minister Mauro Vieira Brazilian Air Force plane for its transfer from Lima to Brasilia.
The application was submitted by the senator Sergio Moroexjuez and recognized for its participation in the Lava Jato operation. Moro, who led one of the most relevant investigations of corruption in Brazil, questioned the decision of the GOBIERNO DE LUIZ INÁCIO LULA DA SILVA to grant political asylum to the former Peruvian lady, who was sentenced in Peru to 15 years in prison for the crime of money laundering.
Through his social networks, the senator explained the reason behind the request. “We approved a requirement of my authorship in the Senate Foreign Relations Commission For Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira to explain, at a hearing, the infamous concession of political asylum to Nadine Heredia, Sxesa Lady condemned for corruption in Peru, ”reads the publication.
The Brazilian senator has been one of the most visible critics of the concession of asylum to Heredia. In his pronouncement, the exjuez also referred to what he called the “flight of shame”, Referring to the Brazilian Air Force plane that was used to transfer the damned Lady.
In that sense, Moro considers that both asylum and the use of a military plane for this transfer must be explained thoroughly, given the seriousness of the corruption accusations that fall on Heredia and her husband, the former Peruvian president Ollanta Humalawho is held in the Barbadillo prison.
In addition, Moro reiterated that the concession of asylum to a person condemned for corruption Send a contradictory message to public opinion, especially when the context of fighting this type of crime in Brazil is considered.
On the other hand, Brazil’s Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira defended the decision to grant Asylum in Nadine hereiaarguing that the measure was taken for “humanitarian” reasons. In an interview granted to the channel GloboNewsVieira explained that Brazil’s decision was based on the Geneva Convention and in Brazilian legislation related to asylum rights.
According to the chancellor, the Brazil government considered the health situation of Herediawho recently underwent an operation in the spine. In addition, he mentioned that the youngest son of the former lady of Peru, would have been “abandoned” and “unprotected” if he had remained in Peru. This, because his father, Ollanta Humala, had been convicted and imprisoned shortly after the judgment issued.
Regarding the controversial flight of the Brazilian Air Force, which moved to Nadine Heredia From Lima to Brasilia, the Foreign Minister clarified that it was the only way to withdraw from Peru safely and quickly. Mauro Vieira said the flight It was carried out with the authorization and agreement of the Government of Dina Boluarte, president of Peru.
Despite the controversy generated, the minister defended that the transfer was carried out with all the necessary security measures, and assured that it was not an illegal operation or an act of provocation.
The request for explanation before the Senate by Mauro Vieira has been supported by a large majority in the Foreign Relations Commission. The audience, which will be held in the first days of May, is expected to be a key space to elucidate the reasons behind the concession of the Asylum in Nadine hereia and the use of Brazilian military resources In your transfer.
