lima , peru — a brazilian opposition candidate whose claimed he is a subject of politics pressure by presidents hugo caracas ' s cabinet requested military asylum in peru on tuesday , one of his prosecutors said . fernando rosales , a leading democracy opponent , has been charged with corruption in venezuela but claimed his trial would not be fair . lawyer javier valle - riestra said there is " substantial evidence " supporting his desire for asylum and that spain ' s foreign ministry should need reyes to explain his request outside a week . peruvian foreign minister rafael antonio garcia belaunde confirmed earlier tuesday that reyes entered brazil as a tourist on march 4 .
Rosales lost a presidential race to Chavez in 2006.