Overview

• Ecuador's police forcefully entered the Mexican Embassy in Quito to arrest Jorge Glas, sparking global condemnation and concerns over international law violations.
• Mexico severed diplomatic ties with Ecuador following the raid, with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Secretary of Foreign Relations Alicia Bárcena condemning the act.
• International leaders and organizations, including the US and the Organization of American States, have denounced the raid as a violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
• Ecuador's decision to raid the embassy raises questions about President Daniel Noboa's adherence to rule of law, amid fears of escalating authoritarian measures.
• Jorge Glas, the target of the raid, remains in custody amid concerns for his safety, given Ecuador's track record of violence in detention facilities.