Governments rally around Mexico after embassy raid in Ecuador

Quito | Latin American governments, including regional heavyweight Brazil, rallied around Mexico at the weekend after its embassy in Ecuador was raided to arrest a controversial politician who had been granted asylum by Mexican authorities.

The late Friday night (Saturday AEST) seizure of Jorge Glas, Ecuador’s former vice president who was detained on graft charges, triggered a suspension of relations with Quito by Mexico City. The government of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador blasted the unusual diplomatic incursion and arrest as an “authoritarian” act and a breach of international law and Mexico’s sovereignty.

Reuters