A graduate of Andrés Bello Catholic University, Sujú has been accused by government officials of committing destabilization acts and have pointed her out as the niece of General Oswaldo Sujú, involved in the 2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt. Nicolás Maduro, while being president of the National Assembly, declared that she "betrayed the fatherland" and that she was a part of the CIA. In August 2014, Tamara requested political asylum in Prague after fearing "for her freedom and physical integrity"; the international protection status was granted by the government of the Czech Republic for a period of ten renewable years on 24 November.