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Ollanta Humala: what happened in the Odebrecht and Venezuela campaign contributions case (Partido Nacionalista Peruano) case

Former president of Peru. Prosecutors alleged that Humala and Nadine Heredia laundered funds from Venezuela and Odebrecht used in the 2006 and 2011 election campaigns, according to El Peruano.

Outcome todayAs of August 2026 Humala was free after the Constitutional Court annulled the criminal proceeding and his 15-year money laundering conviction in July 2026.

Every court stage

  1. Convicted by first-instance court of aggravated money laundering and sentenced to 15 years, by majority, and taken to Barbadillo prison1,2National trial court (hearing director Judge Nayko Coronado Salazar)
  2. The appeals court rejected his request to suspend provisional enforcement of the sentence while the appeal was resolved2Sala de Apelaciones, Corte Superior Nacional de Justicia Penal
  3. Conviction annulled. The Constitutional Court, by 5 votes to 2, upheld his habeas corpus petition (Sentencia 169/2026, Exp. 00110-2026-PHC/TC) and annulled the whole criminal proceeding, including the 2019 preliminary investigation and the 15-year sentence, finding that the principles of legality and typicity had been violated. It ordered prosecutors to archive the case.5,4,6Tribunal Constitucional
  4. Released from Barbadillo prison after about one year and three months in custody4,5,3

Response

His lawyer Wilfredo Pedraza called the 2025 sentence "arbitraria" and said there was no proof that illegal money reached the campaign, according to El Peruano.

Sources

  1. El Peruano, Condenan a Ollanta Humala y Nadine Heredia a 15 años de cárcel (16 April 2025)
  2. Canal N, PJ rechaza recursos de Humala y Heredia en caso Odebrecht (2025)
  3. RPP, Nadine Heredia: defensa solicita archivar proceso tras fallo del TC a Ollanta Humala (2 August 2026)
  4. El Peruano, Ollanta Humala dejó la prisión de Barbadillo en cumplimiento de resolución del TC (31 July 2026)
  5. La República, Ollanta Humala sale de Barbadillo tras resolución del Tribunal Constitucional (31 July 2026)
  6. América TV, Poder Judicial archivó proceso contra Nadine Heredia (13 August 2026)