With his victory barely secured, Humala went on his South American tour beginning in Brazil , a tour that is seen in Peru as "a gesture of Latinamerican integration ," but is also interpreted by some as an indicator of Humala's desire to dissociate himself from the influence of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.
Apenas establecida su victoria, Humala partió en gira sudamericana, empezando por Brasil, una gira que es vista en el Perú como "un gesto de integración latinoamericana", pero que también es interpretada por algunos como un indicador de que Humala desea desmarcarse de la influencia del presidente venezolano Hugo Chávez.