Overview

• Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ordered the shutdown of Venezuela's embassy and consulates in Ecuador to protest the raid on the Mexican embassy by Ecuadorian police.
• Maduro emphasized that diplomatic staff would not return until international law is restored in Ecuador, supporting Mexico's call for UN action against Ecuador.
• The raid, authorized by Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, targeted former Vice President Jorge Glas, sparking a diplomatic crisis and severe international backlash.
• Mexico severed diplomatic ties with Ecuador following the raid, demanding Ecuador's suspension from the UN and reparations for violating diplomatic norms.
• Leaders from the Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) expressed unanimous condemnation of Ecuador's actions, with some calling for further international legal measures.