Latin American governments rally around Mexico after embassy arrest in Ecuador

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Everything to know about the April 8 eclipse in Atlantic Canada | SaltWire #eclipse | SaltWireQUITO - Latin American governments, including regional heavyweight Brazil, rallied around Mexico on Saturday after its embassy in Ecuador was raided to arrest on graft charges a controversial politician who had been granted asylum by Mexican authorities.

He could be seen on video circulating on social media being taken by police convoy to the airport in the capital Quito, flanked by heavily armed soldiers. He then boarded a plane en route to a holding facility in Guayaquil, the Andean nation's largest city. Ecuador's move against the embassy"must be subject to strong repudiation, whatever the justification for its implementation," according to the statement, which stressed Brasilia's solidarity with Mexico. ‎

Glas, convicted twice for corruption, had been holed up in the embassy in Quito since seeking political asylum in December, a request Mexico granted on Friday.

 

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