Overview
- Brazil took over representation at Mexico’s request and with Peru’s consent under Article 45 of the Vienna Convention, and the Brazilian flag now flies over the mission in Lima.
- Its mandate is custodial and diplomatic, covering the protection of premises, the residence, assets, and archives, but excluding consular and economic services.
- Former prime minister Betssy Chávez remains sheltered inside the embassy without a safe conduct, as Peruvian police continue guarding the compound.
- Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum publicly thanked Brazil for the arrangement, while Peru’s foreign minister Hugo de Zela said it does not change Chávez’s legal situation.
- Bilateral ties remain severed with embassy services curtailed, leaving the asylum dispute unresolved and formal channels limited to the protective-power framework.