Lula calls the storming of the Mexican embassy a “serious violation”

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) on Tuesday night (April 9, 2024) condemned the invasion of the Mexican embassy in Quito, the capital of Ecuador. In your X's official profile (formerly Twitter), the Labor MP called Episode A “A serious violation of international law.”

Lula said that he spoke with the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador, about the incident. On Friday night (April 5), Ecuadorian police arrested former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas at the Mexican Embassy.

In the mailThe Workers' Party member also stated that he spoke with Obrador about economic and trade relations between Brazil and Mexico.

In addition, Lula spoke by phone with the new Prime Minister of Portugal, Luis Montenegro, who took office on April 3. The Labor Party member said that he congratulates Montenegro and wishes him success.

Raid on the Mexican Embassy

On Friday (April 5), Ecuadorian police stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito and arrested Glass, who obtained political asylum at the embassy.

The former vice president is accused of embezzlement (seizing or transferring public property for his own benefit or for the benefit of third parties) by the Public Prosecutor's Office.

Lula had already expressed his solidarity with Mexico on Saturday (April 6). And in the post, he shared Memorandum from the Ministry of Foreign Affairswho also condemned the police action.

Itamaraty also states in the memo that the episode was a violation of and 'A dangerous precedent'which should be the goal “Denial.”