Peru declares Sheinbaum persona non grata as asylum case heightens tensions


A man walks past the Mexican embassy in Lima, after Peru broke off diplomatic relations with Mexico, following former Prime Minister Betssy Chavez’s decision to seek asylum there, in Peru, November 5, 2025. REUTERS/Gerardo Marin

LIMA (Reuters) -Peruvian lawmakers said Mexico's president was unwelcome in the country on Thursday, escalating a diplomatic row as it weighs whether to grant safe passage to Mexico to an opposition politician holed up at the Mexican embassy in Lima.

Peru's Congress voted to declare President Claudia Sheinbaum a "persona non grata" days after its government severed diplomatic ties with Mexico for granting asylum to Betssy Chavez, the last prime minister for Peru's ousted and now jailed former President Pedro Castillo.

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