Nadine Heredia, the wife of former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala, arrived in Brazil on Wednesday as the ex-leader spent the night in jail following a 15-year sentence for money laundering. Heredia,

A Peruvian court has sentenced former President Ollanta Humala and his wife, Nadine Heredia, to 15 years in prison for laundering funds received from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht to finance his 2006 and 2011 campaigns.

Peru’s former First Lady Nadine Heredia arrived in Brazil on Wednesday after obtaining diplomatic asylum following a 15-year prison sentence for both her and her husband, former President Ollanta Humala,