Latin American governments rally around Mexico after embassy raid in Ecuador [View all]
Source: Reuters
Latin American governments rally around Mexico after embassy raid in Ecuador
Alexandra Valencia
Updated Sat, April 6, 2024 at 6:53 PM EDT·4 min read
QUITO (Reuters) -Latin American governments, including regional heavyweight Brazil, rallied around Mexico on Saturday after its embassy in Ecuador was raided to arrest a controversial politician who had been granted asylum by Mexican authorities.
The late Friday night seizure of Jorge Glas, Ecuador's former vice president who had been convicted twice on graft charges, caused outrage in Mexico City, which suspended relations with Quito.
Glas, 54, who had a preventive arrest warrant out on another corruption case, had been holed up in the embassy in Quito since seeking political asylum in December, a request Mexico had granted earlier on Friday.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador blasted the unusual diplomatic incursion and arrest as an "authoritarian" act as well as a breach of international law and Mexico's sovereignty.
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