Latin American governments rally around Mexico after embassy raid in Ecuador

People demonstrate outside the Flagrancy Unit, where security forces carry operation of transferring former Ecuador Vice President Jorge Glas, in Quito, Ecuador April 6, 2024. REUTERS/Karen Toro

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 was detained on graft charges, triggered a suspension of relations with Quito by Mexico City, with the government of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador blasting the unusual diplomatic incursion and arrest as an "authoritarian" act as well as a breach of international law and Mexico's sovereignty.