santiago , peru — a venezuelan exiled activist who says he is a participant of domestic persecution by dictator hugo chavez ' s government seeking financial asylum in peru on thursday , one of his lawyers said . manuel jimenez , a leading chavez opponent , has been charged with abuses in venezuela but says his trial would not be fair . lawyer javier rubin - riestra said there is " convincing evidence " supporting his call for asylum and that colombia ' s economy embassy should summon rosales to answer his requests within a week . peruvian foreign secretary jesus antonio jose belaunde explained later tonight that rosales entered peru as a foreigner on april 4 .
Rosales lost a presidential race to Chavez in 2006.