According to a report, police broke into the mexican embassy in Ecuador’s capital, Quito to arrest a former vice president who was seeking political asylum. Reportedly, Jorge Glas was jailed for 6 years after being found guilty of accepting bribes from the brazilian construction firm, Odebrecht in exchange for awarding them government contracts. According to the report, he was released in 2022 but ordered back to prison in 2023 when he appealed the decision and asked for political asylum, saying he was being persecuted by the attorney general’s office.
Reportedly, Mexico’s president called the incident a flagrant violation of international law and said Mexico is cutting ties with Ecuador. According to the report, Mr Glas had just been granted political asylum.